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Psalm 78:20 KJV
Psalms · chapter 78 · verse 20
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?Psalm 78:20 · King James Version
Psalm 78:20 in context
18And they tempted God in their heart by asking meat for their lust.
19Yea, they spake against God; they said, Can God furnish a table in the wilderness?
20Behold, 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?
21Therefore the LORD heard this, and was wroth: so a fire was kindled against Jacob, and anger also came up against Israel;
22Because they believed not in God, and trusted not in his salvation:
Commentary
Key words (Strong's)
- overflowedshâṭaphto gushH7857 →
- streamsnachala stream, especially a winter torrentH5158 →
- providekûwnproperly, to be erectH3559 →
- watersmayimwaterH4325 →
- smotenâkâhto strikeH5221 →
- breadlechemfood , especially bread, or grainH3899 →
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In these verses, I. The psalmist observes the late rebukes of Providence that the people of Israel had been under, which they had brought upon themselves by their dealing treacherously with God, Psa 78:9-11.
— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on verses 9-39