Psa. 78:Title*| Maschil
| See note on the superscription of Psa. 32.
Psa. 78:Titlea| of| Psa. 50 title
Psa. 78:1a| Give| Deut. 32:1;| Isa. 51:4;| Matt. 13:9
Psa. 78:11| instruction
| The subject of this psalm is man’s failure and God’s restoration. Verses 1-58 are the psalmist’s recalling of Israel’s failure in the past; vv. 59-64 describe the issue of Israel’s failure; and vv. 65-72 is a word concerning God’s restoration of Israel.
Psa. 78:2b| parable| Matt. 13:3;| Psa. 49:4
Psa. 78:5a| children| Deut. 4:10
Psa. 78:8a| generation| Psa. 95:10-11
Psa. 78:8b| heart| Psa. 78:37;| Acts 8:21
Psa. 78:12a| wonderful| Deut. 6:22;| Psa. 78:43;| 105:27
Psa. 78:13a| divided| Exo. 14:21;| Psa. 74:13
Psa. 78:13b| heap| Exo. 15:8;| Psa. 33:7
Psa. 78:14a| cloud| Exo. 13:21-22;| Psa. 105:39
Psa. 78:15a| rocks| Exo. 17:6;| Psa. 78:20;| 105:41;| 114:8;| Isa. 48:21;| 1|Cor. 10:4
Psa. 78:18a| test| Exo. 17:2, 7;| Deut. 6:16;| Psa. 78:41, 56;| 95:9;| 1|Cor. 10:9;| Heb. 3:9
Psa. 78:19a| table| Psa. 23:5;| Prov. 9:2;| 2|Sam. 9:7, 11, 13;| cf. 1|Cor. 10:21
Psa. 78:19b| wilderness| Exo. 16:3;| Num. 21:5
Psa. 78:20a| rock| Psa. 78:15-16
Psa. 78:21a| angry| Num. 11:1;| Isa. 66:15
Psa. 78:22a| not| Num. 14:11;| Heb. 3:19;| Jude 5
Psa. 78:24a| manna| Exo. 16:31;| Num. 11:6-7;| Deut. 8:3, 16
Psa. 78:24b| food| Exo. 16:4;| John 6:31;| cf. 1|Cor. 10:3
Psa. 78:26a| wind| Num. 11:31
Psa. 78:27a| birds| Exo. 16:13;| Num. 11:32
Psa. 78:31a| anger| Num. 11:33
Psa. 78:32a| not| Num. 14:11;| Psa. 78:22
Psa. 78:34a| inquired| Num. 21:7
Psa. 78:35a| rock| Deut. 32:4, 15, 31;| Psa. 18:2
Psa. 78:37a| heart| Psa. 78:8;| Acts 8:21
Psa. 78:38a| merciful| Exo. 34:6;| Psa. 86:15
Psa. 78:39a| flesh| Gen. 6:3
Psa. 78:391b| wind| James 4:14
| Or, breath.
Psa. 78:40a| grieved| Isa. 63:10;| Eph. 4:30
Psa. 78:41a| test| Psa. 78:18;| 106:14;| Heb. 3:9
Psa. 78:41b| Holy| Psa. 71:22;| Isa. 30:15;| 54:5;| 60:9
Psa. 78:43a| When| vv. 43-51: cf. Psa. 105:27-36
Psa. 78:44a| blood| Exo. 7:17-24
Psa. 78:45a| flies| Exo. 8:21-24
Psa. 78:45b| frogs| Exo. 8:2-14
Psa. 78:46a| locust| Exo. 10:12-15
Psa. 78:47a| hail| Exo. 9:22-25
Psa. 78:471| ice
| The meaning of the Hebrew term is uncertain.
Psa. 78:48a| cattle| Exo. 9:19-21
Psa. 78:50a| pestilence| Exo. 9:3-6
Psa. 78:51a| struck| Exo. 12:29;| Psa. 105:36
Psa. 78:52a| flock| Psa. 77:20;| 80:1
Psa. 78:53a| covered| Exo. 14:27-28;| 15:10
Psa. 78:54a| mountain| Exo. 15:17;| Psa. 68:16
Psa. 78:55a| drove| Exo. 34:24;| Psa. 44:2
Psa. 78:55b| inheritance| Josh. 23:4;| Acts 13:19
Psa. 78:58a| high| Lev. 26:30;| 1|Kings 11:7
Psa. 78:58b| jealous| Deut. 32:16, 21;| Psa. 79:5
Psa. 78:60a| Shiloh| Josh. 18:1;| Jer. 7:12, 14
Psa. 78:611a| Ark| 1|Sam. 4:11, 21
| Lit., strength. This refers to the capture of the Ark by the Philistines before the temple was built (1|Sam. 4).
Psa. 78:612| glory
| Or, beauty.
Psa. 78:64a| fell| cf. 1|Sam. 4:11;| 22:18
Psa. 78:68a| chose| 1|Sam. 16:1;| 2|Chron. 6:6
Psa. 78:68b| Zion| Psa. 2:6;| 87:2
Psa. 78:70a| sheepfolds| 2|Sam. 7:8;| cf. 1|Sam. 16:11
Psa. 78:711a| shepherd| 2|Sam. 5:2;| 1|Chron. 11:2;| Psa. 28:9;| Ezek. 34:23
| Or, pasture, feed. So also in the next verse. Here David (v. 70) is a type of Christ as the Shepherd of God’s people (Matt. 2:6; John 10:11; Heb. 13:20; 1|Pet. 2:25; 5:4). See note 12 in Psa. 23. In the restoration of God’s people there is always the shepherding, the feeding, of Christ.