Verse
KJV
King James Version
YLT
Young's Literal Translation
Give ear, O my people, to my law :
incline your ears
to the
words
of my mouth.
An
Instruction
of
Asaph.
Give ear, O my people, to my law ,
Incline your ear
to sayings
of my mouth.
I will
open my mouth in
a
parable:
I will
utter
dark
sayings
of old :
I open with
a
simile
my mouth ,
I bring
forth
hidden
things
of old ,
Which
we have heard and known
, and our fathers have told
us.
That
we have heard and do
know
, And our fathers have recounted
to
us.
We will
not hide them
from their children
, shewing
to the
generation to
come
the
praises of the
LORD
, and his strength, and his wonderful
works
that he hath done.
We do
not hide from their sons
, To a
later
generation recounting
praises of Jehovah
, And His strength, and His wonders
that He hath done.
For
he established
a testimony in Jacob, and appointed
a law in Israel, which
he commanded our fathers, that
they
should
make them known to their children:
And
He raiseth
up
a testimony in Jacob, And a law hath
placed
in Israel, That
He commanded our fathers, To
make them known to their sons.
That the
generation to
come
might
know them
, even
the
children
which
should
be
born;
who should
arise
and declare
them
to their children:
So
that a
later
generation doth
know, Sons
who are
born,
do
rise
and recount
to their sons,
That
they
might
set
their
hope
in God, and not
forget the works
of God, but keep his commandments:
And
place
in God their
confidence
, And forget not
the doings
of God, But keep His commands.
And might
not be
as
their fathers, a stubborn
and rebellious generation;
a generation that
set
not their
heart aright
, and
whose
spirit
was
not
stedfast with God.
And they
are
not like
their fathers, A generation
apostate
and rebellious ,
A generation !
it
hath
not prepared
its
heart, Nor
stedfast with God `is'
its
spirit
.
The
children
of Ephraim ,
being
armed ,
and
carrying
bows
, turned back
in the
day of battle
.
Sons
of Ephraim --
armed bearers
of
bow
, Have
turned in a
day of conflict
.
They kept
not the covenant of God, and refused
to
walk
in his law ;
They have
not kept
the covenant of God, And in His law they
have
refused
to
walk,
And forgat
his works
, and his wonders that he had
shewed them.
And they
forget
His doings
, And His wonders that He shewed them.
Marvellous
things
did
he
in
the
sight
of
their fathers, in the land of Egypt ,
in
the field of Zoan.
Before
their fathers He
hath
done
wonders
, In the land of Egypt --
the field of Zoan.
He divided
the
sea, and caused
them to pass through;
and
he made
the
waters to stand as an
heap.
He cleft
a
sea, and causeth
them to pass over,
Yea,
He causeth
waters to stand as a
heap.
In
the
daytime
also
he
led
them with a cloud, and all the night with a light of fire.
And
leadeth
them with a cloud by
day
, And all the night with a light of fire.
He clave
the
rocks in the
wilderness, and gave
them
drink as out
of
the great depths
.
He cleaveth
rocks in a
wilderness, And giveth
drink --
as the great deep
.
He
brought
streams
also
out of
the
rock, and caused
waters to run
down like
rivers.
And
bringeth
out streams
from
a
rock, And causeth
waters to come
down as
rivers.
And they sinned
yet
more
against him by
provoking
the most High in the wilderness
.
And they add
still
to
sin
against Him ,
To
provoke
the Most High in the dry
place
.
And they tempted
God in their heart by
asking
meat
for their lust.
And they try
God in their heart ,
To
ask
food
for their lust.
Yea,
they spake
against God ;
they said ,
Can
God furnish
a table in the
wilderness?
And
they speak
against God --
they said :
`Is
God able
to
array
a table in a
wilderness? '
Behold
, he smote
the
rock, that
the
waters gushed
out
, and
the
streams overflowed;
can
he give bread
also
? can
he provide
flesh for his people?
Lo
, He hath
smitten
a
rock, And
waters flow
, yea,
streams overflow.
`Also
--
bread
`is'
He able
to
give? Doth
He prepare
flesh for His people? '
Therefore the
LORD
heard this
, and was
wroth :
so
a
fire was
kindled against Jacob, and anger also came
up against Israel ;
Therefore hath
Jehovah
heard, And He
sheweth
Himself
wroth ,
And
fire hath
been
kindled against Jacob, And anger also hath
gone
up against Israel ,
Because
they believed
not in God, and
trusted not
in his salvation :
For
they have
not believed
in God, Nor
have
they
trusted in His salvation .
Though
he had
commanded
the
clouds from above, and
opened
the
doors of heaven,
And
He commandeth
clouds from above, Yea,
doors of the
heavens
He
hath
opened.
And had
rained
down
manna
upon
them to eat, and
had
given
them
of
the
corn of heaven.
And He
raineth
on
them manna
to eat, Yea,
corn of heaven He
hath
given
to
them
.
Man
did
eat
angels'
food :
he sent them meat
to the
full
.
Food of
the
mighty
hath
each
eaten,
Venison
He sent to
them to satiety
.
He caused
an east wind to blow
in the heaven:
and by his power
he
brought
in
the
south wind .
He causeth
an east wind to journey
in the heavens,
And leadeth
by His strength
a
south wind ,
He rained
flesh
also
upon
them as dust, and feathered
fowls
like
as the
sand of the sea:
And
He raineth
on
them flesh
as dust, And as sand of the seas
--
winged
fowl,
And he
let
it fall in the midst of their
camp, round about their
habitations
.
And causeth
`
it '
to
fall in the midst of His
camp, Round about His
tabernacles
.
So
they did
eat, and were
well
filled:
for
he
gave
them
their own
desire ;
And
they eat, and are
greatly
satisfied,
And
their desire He
bringeth
to
them.
They were
not estranged from their lust.
But
while
their
meat
was
yet in their mouths
,
They have
not been
estranged from their desire,
Yet `is'
their
food
in their mouth
,
The wrath
of God came
upon
them, and slew
the
fattest
of
them
, and smote
down
the
chosen
men
of Israel.
And
the anger
of God hath
gone
up
against
them, And He
slayeth
among
their
fat
ones
, And youths
of Israel He
caused
to
bend
.
For
all this they sinned still
, and believed
not for
his wondrous
works
.
With
all this they have
sinned again
, And have
not believed
in
His wonders
.
Therefore
their
days
did
he consume
in vanity, and their years in trouble.
And
He consumeth
in vanity their
days
, And their years in trouble.
When
he slew them, then they sought him :
and they
returned
and enquired
early
after
God .
If
He slew them, then they sought Him ,
And turned
back,
and sought
God earnestly,
And they remembered
that God was
their rock, and the
high
God their redeemer.
And they remember
that God `is'
their rock, And God Most
High
their redeemer.
Nevertheless
they did
flatter
him with their mouth, and they
lied
unto
him
with their tongues.
And
--
they deceive
Him with their mouth, And with their tongue
do
lie
to
Him,
For
their heart was
not right with him, neither
were
they stedfast in his covenant.
And
their heart hath
not been
right with Him, And
they have
not
been
stedfast in His covenant.
But
he ,
being
full
of
compassion
, forgave
their
iniquity, and destroyed
them
not :
yea
, many
a
time
turned he
his anger away
, and did
not stir
up all his wrath
.
And
He --
the
Merciful
One
, Pardoneth
iniquity, and destroyeth
not, And
hath
often
turned back
His anger, And waketh
not up all His fury
.
For
he remembered
that they were
but
flesh ;
a wind that
passeth
away,
and cometh
not again
.
And
He remembereth
that they `are'
flesh ,
A wind going
on
--
and it
returneth
not.
How oft
did
they provoke him in the wilderness, and
grieve him in the desert!
How often
do
they provoke Him in the wilderness, Grieve Him in the desolate
place?
Yea, they turned
back and tempted
God, and limited
the Holy One of Israel.
Yea, they turn
back ,
and try
God, And the Holy One of Israel have
limited
.
They remembered
not his hand ,
nor
the day when
he delivered
them from the enemy
.
They have
not remembered
His hand The day He ransomed
them from the adversary
.
How
he had
wrought
his signs in Egypt, and his wonders in the field of Zoan .
When
He set
His signs in Egypt, And His wonders in the field of Zoan ,
And had
turned
their
rivers
into
blood ;
and their floods ,
that
they could
not
drink.
And He
turneth
to
blood their
streams,
And their floods they drink not
.
He sent
divers
sorts
of
flies
among them, which
devoured
them ;
and frogs
, which
destroyed
them .
He sendeth
among them the
beetle
, and
it
consumeth
them ,
And the
frog
, and
it
destroyeth
them ,
He
gave
also
their increase unto
the
caterpiller
, and their labour unto
the locust.
And
giveth
to
the
caterpillar
their increase, And their labour to
the locust.
He destroyed
their
vines
with hail, and their sycomore
trees
with frost .
He destroyeth
with hail their
vine
, And their sycamores
with frost ,
He
gave
up their
cattle
also
to the hail, and their flocks
to hot
thunderbolts
.
And
delivereth
up to the hail their
beasts
, And their cattle
to the
burning
flames
.
He cast
upon
them the fierceness
of his anger, wrath, and indignation, and trouble,
by
sending
evil angels
among
them
.
He sendeth
on
them the fury
of His anger, Wrath, and indignation, and distress
--
A
discharge
of
evil messengers
.
He made
a way
to
his anger ;
he spared
not their soul from death, but
gave
their life over
to the pestilence ;
He pondereth
a path
for
His anger ,
He kept
not back
their soul from death, Yea,
their life to the pestilence He
delivered
up.
And smote
all
the
firstborn
in Egypt ;
the chief
of their
strength
in
the tabernacles
of Ham :
And He
smiteth
every
first-born
in Egypt ,
The first-fruit
of the strong
in
tents
of Ham .
But
made
his own
people to go
forth
like
sheep
, and guided
them in the
wilderness
like
a flock.
And
causeth
His people to journey
as
a
flock
, And guideth
them as
a
drove
in a wilderness,
And he led
them on
safely
, so
that
they feared
not :
but
the
sea
overwhelmed
their enemies.
And He leadeth
them confidently
, And
they have
not been
afraid,
And
their enemies hath
the
sea
covered
.
And he brought
them to
the border of his sanctuary, even
to
this mountain ,
which
his right hand had purchased.
And He bringeth
them in
unto
the border of His sanctuary, This mountain His right hand had got,
He
cast
out the
heathen
also
before them, and divided
them an
inheritance
by
line, and made
the tribes of Israel to dwell in their tents .
And
casteth
out nations
from
before them, And causeth
them to
fall
in
the
line of
inheritance
, And causeth
the tribes of Israel to dwell in their tents ,
Yet
they tempted
and provoked
the
most high God
, and kept
not
his testimonies :
And
they tempt
and provoke
God
Most High, And His testimonies have
not
kept.
But
turned
back, and dealt
unfaithfully
like their fathers :
they were
turned aside
like a deceitful bow .
And
they
turn
back, And deal
treacherously
like their fathers ,
They have
been
turned like a deceitful bow ,
For
they
provoked
him to
anger
with their high places, and moved
him
to
jealousy
with their graven images .
And
make
Him angry
with their high places, And with their graven images make
Him
zealous,
When
God heard this
, he
was
wroth ,
and greatly
abhorred
Israel :
God hath
heard, and
sheweth
Himself
wroth .
And kicketh
exceedingly
against
Israel .
So
that
he forsook
the tabernacle of Shiloh, the tent which
he placed among men ;
And
He leaveth
the tabernacle of Shiloh, The tent He had
placed among men ,
And delivered
his strength into
captivity, and his glory
into the enemy's
hand .
And He
giveth
His strength to
captivity, And His beauty
into the hand of
an
adversary,
He
gave
his
people
over
also
unto
the sword ;
and was
wroth
with his inheritance.
And
delivereth
up
to
the sword His
people,
And with His inheritance shewed
Himself
angry
.
The
fire
consumed
their
young men ;
and their
maidens
were
not given
to
marriage
.
His
young men hath
fire
consumed,
And His
virgins
have
not been
praised
.
Their
priests fell
by the sword ;
and their widows made
no
lamentation
.
His
priests by the sword have
fallen,
And their widows weep
not
.
Then
the LORD awaked
as one
out
of
sleep
, and
like
a mighty man
that
shouteth
by
reason
of
wine.
And
the Lord waketh
as a
sleeper
, As
a mighty one
crying
aloud
from
wine.
And he smote
his enemies
in
the
hinder
parts:
he put them to
a
perpetual
reproach.
And He smiteth
His adversaries
backward,
A
reproach
age-during
He hath
put on
them ,
Moreover
he refused
the tabernacle
of Joseph, and chose
not
the tribe of Ephraim :
And
He kicketh
against
the tent
of Joseph, And on
the tribe of Ephraim hath
not
fixed.
But
chose
the tribe of Judah, the
mount Zion which
he loved .
And
He
chooseth
the tribe of Judah, With
mount Zion that
He loved ,
And he
built
his sanctuary like
high palaces
, like the earth which
he hath
established
for
ever
.
And buildeth
His sanctuary as
a
high place
, Like the earth ,
He founded
it
to
the
age
.
He chose
David also
his servant, and took
him from the sheepfolds:
And
He fixeth
on
David His servant, And taketh
him from the folds
of
a
flock,
From following
the
ewes
great
with
young
he brought him to feed
Jacob his people, and Israel his inheritance.
From behind
suckling
ones
He hath
brought him in,
To rule
over
Jacob His people, And over
Israel His inheritance.
So
he fed
them according to the integrity of his heart ;
and guided
them
by the skilfulness of his hands .
And
he ruleth
them according to the integrity of his heart ,
And by the skilfulness of his hands leadeth
them!
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