Psalms 78:41

78:40 How oft did they provoke him in the wilderness, and grieve him in the desert! provoke: or, rebel against

Yea, they turned back and tempted God, and limited the Holy One of Israel.

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They turned again and tempted God, and provoked the Holy One of Israel.

Yea, they turned back and tempted God, and limited the Holy One of Israel.

Yes, they turned back and tempted God, and limited the Holy One of Israel.

78:42 They remembered not his hand, nor the day when he delivered them from the enemy. from: or, from affliction

What does Psalms 78:41 mean?

Psalms 78:41 is a verse in the book of Psalms, in the Old Testament. In the original Hebrew, key words include שׁוּב (shûwb), נָסָה (nâçâh), אֵל (ʼêl).

Hebrew interlinear

Yea,

they

turned

backשׁוּבshûwb/shoob/H7725to turn back (hence, away) transitively or intransitively, literally or figuratively (not necessarily with the idea of return to the starting point); generally to retreat; often adverbial, again

and

temptedנָסָהnâçâh/naw-saw'/H5254to test; by implication, to attempt

God,אֵלʼêl/ale/H410strength; as adjective, mighty; especially the Almighty (but used also of any deity)

and

limitedתָּוָהtâvâh/taw-vaw'/H8428to grieve

the

Holy

Oneקָדוֹשׁqâdôwsh/kaw-doshe'/H6918sacred (ceremonially or morally); (as noun) God (by eminence), an angel, a saint, a sanctuary

Israel.יִשְׂרָאֵלYisrâʼêl/yis-raw-ale'/H3478Jisrael, a symbolical name of Jacob; also (typically) of his posterity

Verses like this

Other verses that share key original-language words with Psalms 78:41.

Genesis 31:13

I am the God of Bethel, where thou anointedst the pillar, and where thou vowedst a vow unto me: now arise, get thee out from this land, and return unto the land of thy kindred.

Frequently asked questions

What does Psalms 78:41 say?

Psalms 78:41 (King James Version) reads: "Yea, they turned back and tempted God, and limited the Holy One of Israel."

Is Psalms 78:41 in the Old or New Testament?

Psalms 78:41 is in the Old Testament of the Bible, in the book of Psalms.

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