Psalms 78:15

78:14 In the daytime also he led them with a cloud, 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.

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He split rocks in the wilderness, and gave them drink abundantly as out of the depths.

He clave the rocks in the wilderness, and gave them drink as out of the great depths.

He split the rocks in the wilderness, and gave them drink as out of the great depths.

78:16 He brought streams also out of the rock, and caused waters to run down like rivers.

What does Psalms 78:15 mean?

Psalms 78:15 is a verse in the book of Psalms, in the Old Testament. In the original Hebrew, key words include בָּקַע (bâqaʻ), צוּר (tsûwr), מִדְבָּר (midbâr).

Hebrew interlinear

claveבָּקַעbâqaʻ/baw-kah'/H1234to cleave; generally, to rend, break, rip or open

the

rocksצוּרtsûwr/tsoor/H6697properly, a cliff (or sharp rock, as compressed); generally, a rock or boulder; figuratively, a refuge; also an edge (as precipitous)

the

wilderness,מִדְבָּרmidbâr/mid-bawr'/H4057a pasture (i.e. open field, whither cattle are driven); by implication, a desert; also speech (including its organs)

and

gave

them

drinkשָׁקָהshâqâh/shaw-kaw'/H8248to quaff, i.e. (causatively) to irrigate or furnish apotion to

out

the

greatרַבrab/rab/H7227abundant (in quantity, size, age, number, rank, quality)

depths.תְּהוֹםtᵉhôwm/teh-home'/H8415an abyss (as a surging mass of water), especially the deep (the main sea or the subterranean watersupply)

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Verses like this

Other verses that share key original-language words with Psalms 78:15.

Genesis 7:11

In the six hundredth year of Noah's life, in the second month, the seventeenth day of the month, the same day were all the fountains of the great deep broken up, and the windows of heaven were opened. windows: or, floodgates

Job 28:10

He cutteth out rivers among the rocks; and his eye seeth every precious thing.

Proverbs 3:20

By his knowledge the depths are broken up, and the clouds drop down the dew.

Frequently asked questions

What does Psalms 78:15 say?

Psalms 78:15 (King James Version) reads: "He clave the rocks in the wilderness, and gave them drink as out of the great depths."

Is Psalms 78:15 in the Old or New Testament?

Psalms 78:15 is in the Old Testament of the Bible, in the book of Psalms.

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