Psalms 78:59

When God heard this, he was wroth, and greatly abhorred Israel:

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Word by word — the Hebrew

Word	Hebrew	Strong’s	Meaning
God	אֱ֭לֹהִים 'E.lo.Him	H430	gods in the ordinary sense · noun, common masculine plural absolute
heard	שָׁמַ֣ע sha.Ma'	H8085	to hear intelligently (often with implication of attent… · verb, qal perfect, 3rd person masculine singular
wroth	וַֽיִּתְעַבָּ֑ר vai.yit.'a.Bar	H5674	to cross over · conjunction + verb, hithpael sequential imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular
greatly	מְ֝אֹ֗ד me.'Od	H3966	properly · cardinal number, masculine singular absolute
abhorred	וַיִּמְאַ֥ס vai.yim.'As	H3988	to spurn · conjunction + verb, qal sequential imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular
Israel	בְּיִשְׂרָאֵֽל be.Yis.ra.'El	H3478	Jisrael · preposition + proper noun, a place name

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Cross-references

Psalms 106:40 Therefore was the wrath of the LORD kindled against his people, insomuch that he abhorred his own inheritance.
Lamentations 2:7 The Lord hath cast off his altar, he hath abhorred his sanctuary, he hath given up into the hand of the enemy the walls of her palaces; they…
Deuteronomy 32:19 And when the LORD saw it, he abhorred them, because of the provoking of his sons, and of his daughters.
Genesis 18:20-21 And the LORD said, Because the cry of Sodom and Gomorrah is great, and because their sin is very grievous;
Leviticus 20:23 And ye shall not walk in the manners of the nation, which I cast out before you: for they committed all these things, and therefore I abhorr…
Leviticus 26:44 And yet for all that, when they be in the land of their enemies, I will not cast them away, neither will I abhor them, to destroy them utter…
Psalms 11:4 The LORD is in his holy temple, the LORD’s throne is in heaven: his eyes behold, his eyelids try, the children of men.
Psalms 14:2-5 The LORD looked down from heaven upon the children of men, to see if there were any that did understand, and seek God.

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on Psalms 78:40–end

The matter and scope of this paragraph are the same with the former, showing what great mercies God had bestowed upon Israel, how provoking they had been, what judgments he had brought upon them for their sins, and yet how, in judgment, he remembered mercy at last. Let not those that receive mercy from God be thereby emboldened to sin, for the mercies they receive will aggravate their sin and hasten the punishment of it; yet let not those that are under divine rebukes for sin be discouraged from repentance, for their punishments are means of repentance, and shall not prevent the mercy God has yet in store for them. Observe, I. The sins of Israel in the wilderness again reflected on, because…

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John Gill on Psalms 78:59

When God heard this,.... Their building high places, and sacrificing on them, their making and worshipping graven images, and the language which such actions spoke; who also heard what they said to their idols, when they paid their devotion to them, acknowledging them to be their gods; he took notice of and observed all this, for nothing could pass his all seeing eye and hearing ear; and who acted as a righteous Judge, first heard, and then proceeded to give and execute the sentence; by which he let them know that he did hear and observe what they said and did: he was wroth, and greatly abhorred Israel; not his remnant among them, according to the election of grace, which he in all ages had…

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John Calvin on Psalms 78:59-66

Psalm 78:59-66 59. God heard it, and was wroth, and exceedingly abhorred Israel. 60. And he forsook the habitation of Shiloh, [358] the tabernacle where he dwelt among men. 61. And he delivered his strength into captivity, and his beauty into the hand of the enemy. 62. And he shut up his people to the sword, and was wroth with his own inheritance. 63. The fire devoured their chosen; [359] , and their virgins were not applauded. [360] 64. Their priests fell by the sword; and their widows made no Lamentations 65. But the Lord awoke as one asleep, as a mighty man that crieth out by reason of wine. 66. And he smote his enemies behind; he put upon them everlasting disgrace. 59 God heard it, and…

The Church Fathers

"God heard, and He despised:" that is, He gave heed and took vengeance. "And unto nothing He brought Israel exceedingly" [Psalm 78:60]. For when God despised, what were they who by God's help were what they were? But doubtless he is commemorating the doing of that thing, when they were conquered by the Philistines in the time of Heli the priest, and the Ark of the Lord was taken, and with great slaughter they were laid low. This it is that he speaks of.
— Augustine of Hippo, Exposition on Psalm 78

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Dictionary and topics

Samuel — Heard of God. The peculiar circumstances connected with his birth are recorded in 1 Sam. 1:20. Hannah, one of the two wives of Elkanah, who came up to Shiloh to worship before the Lord, earnestly…
Anger Of God, The · Against: Idolatry — Against: Idolatry
Backsliding · God is displeased at — God is displeased at
Jews, The · Punished for: Idolatry — Punished for: Idolatry

Dictionary: Easton's (1897) and Smith's (1863), public domain. Topics: Nave's Topical Bible (1896) and Torrey's Topical Textbook (1897), public domain. Both as parsed by NEUU (CC BY 4.0).

Psalms 78:59

Word by word — the Hebrew

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on Psalms 78:40–end

John Gill on Psalms 78:59

John Calvin on Psalms 78:59-66

The Church Fathers

Dictionary and topics

Psalms 78:59

Word by word — the Hebrew

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on Psalms 78:40–end

John Gill on Psalms 78:59

John Calvin on Psalms 78:59-66

The Church Fathers

Dictionary and topics

Keil & Delitzsch on Psalms 78:49-59

Tyndale Open Study Notes on Psalms 78:56-64

Spurgeon's Treasury of David on Psalms 78:59