Psalms 78:26

78:25 Man did eat angels' food: he sent them meat to the full. Man: or, Every one did eat the bread of the mighty

He caused an east wind to blow in the heaven: and by his power he brought in the south wind. to blow: Heb. to go

KJV

He caused the east wind to blow in the sky. By his power he guided the south wind.

He caused an east wind to blow in the heaven: and by his power he brought in the south wind.

78:27 He rained flesh also upon them as dust, and feathered fowls like as the sand of the sea: feathered: Heb. fowl of wing

What does Psalms 78:26 mean?

Psalms 78:26 is a verse in the book of Psalms, in the Old Testament. In the original Hebrew, key words include קָדִים (qâdîym), נָסַע (nâçaʻ), שָׁמַיִם (shâmayim).

Hebrew interlinear

caused

east

windקָדִיםqâdîym/kaw-deem'/H6921the fore or front part; hence (by orientation) the East (often adverbially, eastward, for brevity the east wind)

blowנָסַעnâçaʻ/naw-sah'/H5265properly, to pull up, especially the tent-pins, i.e. start on ajourney

the

heaven:שָׁמַיִםshâmayim/shaw-mah'-yim/H8064the sky (as aloft; the dual perhaps alluding to the visible arch in which the clouds move, as well as to the higher ether where the celestial bodies revolve)

and

his

powerעֹזʻôz/oze/H5797strength in various applications (force, security, majesty, praise)

brought

inנָהַגnâhag/naw-hag'/H5090to drive forth (a person, an animal or chariot), i.e. lead, carry away; reflexively, to proceed (i.e. impel or guide oneself); also (from the panting induced by effort), to sigh

the

south

wind.תֵּימָןtêymân/tay-mawn'/H8486the south (as being on the right hand of a person facing the east)

blow:

Heb.

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Verses like this

Other verses that share key original-language words with Psalms 78:26.

Psalms 68:33

To him that rideth upon the heavens of heavens, which were of old; lo, he doth send out his voice, and that a mighty voice. send: Heb. give

Psalms 78:52

But made his own people to go forth like sheep, and guided them in the wilderness like a flock.

Frequently asked questions

What does Psalms 78:26 say?

Psalms 78:26 (King James Version) reads: "He caused an east wind to blow in the heaven: and by his power he brought in the south wind. to blow: Heb. to go"

Is Psalms 78:26 in the Old or New Testament?

Psalms 78:26 is in the Old Testament of the Bible, in the book of Psalms.

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