Psalms 78:40 — Bible Verse (KJV)

“How oft did they provoke him in the wilderness, and grieve him in the desert!”

Psalms 78:40 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

Psalms 78:40 in 6 Bible Translations

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Psalms 78:40 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

“How often they rebelled against him in the wilderness, and grieved him in the desert!”

Psalms 78:40 — World English Bible

Psalms 78:40 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

“How oft did they rebel against him in the wilderness, And grieve him in the desert!”

Psalms 78:40 — American Standard Version

Psalms 78:40 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“How often do they provoke Him in the wilderness, Grieve Him in the desolate place?”

Psalms 78:40 — Young's Literal Translation

Psalms 78:40 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“ How oft did they provoke him in the wilderness, and grieve him in the desert!”

Psalms 78:40 — Darby Translation

Psalms 78:40 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“How oft did they prouoke him in the wildernes? and grieue him in the desert?”

Psalms 78:40 — Geneva Bible

Psalms 78:40 in Context — Psalms 78

38 Toutefois, dans sa miséricorde, il pardonne l’iniquité et ne détruit pas; Il retient souvent sa colère et ne se livre pas à toute sa fureur.

39 Il se souvint qu’ils n’étaient que chair, Un souffle qui s’en va et ne revient pas.

40 Que de fois ils se révoltèrent contre lui dans le désert! Que de fois ils l’irritèrent dans la solitude!

41 Ils ne cessèrent de tenter Dieu, Et de provoquer le Saint d’Israël.

42 Ils ne se souvinrent pas de sa puissance, Du jour où il les délivra de l’ennemi,

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What Does Psalms 78:40 Mean?

Psalms 78:40 is a verse from the Book of Psalms, part of the Old Testament. It appears in Psalms chapter 78. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.

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