Bible/Psalms/78

Psalms 78:19

78:18 And they tempted God in their heart by asking meat for their lust.
Yea, they spake against God; they said, Can God furnish a table in the wilderness? furnish: Heb. order

KJV

Save image

Yes, they spoke against God. They said, “Can God prepare a table in the wilderness?

Yea, they spake against God; they said, Can God furnish a table in the wilderness?

Yes, they spoke against God; they said, Can God furnish a table in the wilderness?

78:20 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?

What does Psalms 78:19 mean?

Psalms 78:19 is a verse in the book of Psalms, in the Old Testament. In the original Hebrew, key words include דָבַר (dâbar), אֱלֹהִים (ʼĕlôhîym), אָמַר (ʼâmar).

Hebrew interlinear

Full chapter interlinear →
Yea,
they
spakeדָבַרdâbar/daw-bar'/H1696perhaps properly, to arrange; but used figuratively (of words), to speak; rarely (in a destructive sense) to subdue
against
God;אֱלֹהִיםʼĕlôhîym/el-o-heem'/H430gods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used (in the plural thus, especially with the article) of the supreme God; occasionally applied by way of deference to magistrates; and sometimes as a superlative
they
said,אָמַרʼâmar/aw-mar'/H559to say (used with great latitude)
Canיָכֹלyâkôl/yaw-kole'/H3201to be able, literally (can, could) or morally (may, might)
Godאֵלʼêl/ale/H410strength; as adjective, mighty; especially the Almighty (but used also of any deity)
furnishעָרַךְʻârak/aw-rak'/H6186to set in a row, i.e. arrange, put in order (in a very wide variety of applications)
a
tableשֻׁלְחָןshulchân/shool-khawn'/H7979a table (as spread out); by implication, a meal
in
the
wilderness?מִדְבָּרmidbâr/mid-bawr'/H4057a pasture (i.e. open field, whither cattle are driven); by implication, a desert; also speech (including its organs)
furnish:
Heb.
order

Topics

BlasphemyInfidelityMiraclesMurmuringScoffingUnbelief

Verses like this

Other verses that share key original-language words with Psalms 78:19.

1 Chronicles 12:8

And of the Gadites there separated themselves unto David into the hold to the wilderness men of might, and men of war fit for the battle, that could handle shield and buckler, whose faces were like the faces of lions, and were as swift as the roes upon the mountains; of war: Heb. of the host as swift: Heb. as the roes upon the mountains to make haste

1 Samuel 23:14

And David abode in the wilderness in strong holds, and remained in a mountain in the wilderness of Ziph. And Saul sought him every day, but God delivered him not into his hand.

Exodus 40:4

And thou shalt bring in the table, and set in order the things that are to be set in order upon it; and thou shalt bring in the candlestick, and light the lamps thereof. the things: Heb. the order thereof

Genesis 17:1

And when Abram was ninety years old and nine, the LORD appeared to Abram, and said unto him, I am the Almighty God; walk before me, and be thou perfect. perfect: or, upright, or, sincere

Genesis 31:35

And she said to her father, Let it not displease my lord that I cannot rise up before thee; for the custom of women is upon me. And he searched, but found not the images.

Frequently asked questions

What does Psalms 78:19 say?

Psalms 78:19 (King James Version) reads: "Yea, they spake against God; they said, Can God furnish a table in the wilderness? furnish: Heb. order"

Is Psalms 78:19 in the Old or New Testament?

Psalms 78:19 is in the Old Testament of the Bible, in the book of Psalms.

Reflect

As you read Psalms 78:19, what is one truth here you can carry into today?

Plan a sermon or study on Psalms 78:19
78:18Read all of Psalms 7878:20