Psalms 78:27
He rained flesh also upon them as dust, and feathered fowls like as the sand of the sea:
Psalms 78:27 in other translations
| BSB | He rained meat on them like dust, and winged birds like the sand of the sea. |
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| WEB | He also rained meat on them as the dust, winged birds as the sand of the seas. |
| ASV | He rained flesh also upon them as the dust, And winged birds as the sand of the seas: |
| YLT | And He raineth on them flesh as dust, And as sand of the seas--winged fowl, |
| DARBY | And he rained flesh upon them as dust, and feathered fowl as the sand of the seas, |
| BBE | He sent down meat on them like dust, and feathered birds like the sand of the sea, |
| Webster | He rained flesh also upon them as dust, and feathered fowls like as the sand of the sea: |
What does Psalms 78:27 mean?
Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Psalms 78:23-29
23-29. (Compare Ex 16:11-15; Nu 11:4-9).
Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Psalms 78:9-39
Sin dispirits men, and takes away the heart. Forgetfulness of God's works is the cause of disobedience to his laws. This narrative relates a struggle between God's goodness and man's badness. The Lord hears all our murmurings and distrusts, and is much displeased. Those that will not believe the power of God's mercy, shall feel the fire of his indignation. Those cannot be said to trust in God's salvation as their…
Psalms 78:27 in the original Hebrew
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Cross references for Psalms 78:27
- Exodus 16:12-13
I have heard the murmurings of the children of Israel: speak unto them, saying, At even ye shall eat flesh, and in the morning ye shall be filled with bread; and ye shall know that I am the Lord your God. And it came to pass, that at even the quails came up, and covered the camp: and in the morning the dew lay round about the host.
- Numbers 11:18-19
And say thou unto the people, Sanctify yourselves against to morrow, and ye shall eat flesh: for ye have wept in the ears of the Lord, saying, Who shall give us flesh to eat? for it was well with us in Egypt: therefore the Lord will give you flesh, and ye shall eat. Ye shall not eat one day, nor two days, nor five days, neither ten days, nor twenty days;
- Numbers 11:32
And the people stood up all that day, and all that night, and all the next day, and they gathered the quails: he that gathered least gathered ten homers: and they spread them all abroad for themselves round about the camp.
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Context
- Psalms 78:26
He caused an east wind to blow in the heaven: and by his power he brought in the south wind.
- Psalms 78:27
He rained flesh also upon them as dust, and feathered fowls like as the sand of the sea:
- Psalms 78:28
And he let it fall in the midst of their camp, round about their habitations.
Psalms 78:27 in other languages
| Spanish Reina-Valera 1909 | E hizo llover sobre ellos carne como polvo, y aves de alas como arena de la mar. |
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| French Bible J.N. Darby 1885 | Et il fit pleuvoir sur eux de la chair comme de la poussière, et, comme le sable des mers, des oiseaux ailés; |
| German Elberfelder 1871 | Und er ließ Fleisch auf sie regnen wie Staub, und geflügeltes Gevögel wie Sand der Meere, |