Psalms 78:40 — Bible Verse (KJV)

“How oft did they provoke him in the wilderness, and grieve him in the desert!”

Psalms 78:40 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

Psalms 78:40 in 6 Bible Translations

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Psalms 78:40 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

“How often they rebelled against him in the wilderness, and grieved him in the desert!”

Psalms 78:40 — World English Bible

Psalms 78:40 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

“How oft did they rebel against him in the wilderness, And grieve him in the desert! ”

Psalms 78:40 — American Standard Version

Psalms 78:40 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“How often do they provoke Him in the wilderness, Grieve Him in the desolate place?”

Psalms 78:40 — Young's Literal Translation

Psalms 78:40 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“ How oft did they provoke him in the wilderness, and grieve him in the desert! ”

Psalms 78:40 — Darby Translation

Psalms 78:40 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“How oft did they prouoke him in the wildernes? and grieue him in the desert?”

Psalms 78:40 — Geneva Bible

Psalms 78:40 in Context — Psalms 78

38 But he, being full of compassion, forgave their iniquity, and destroyed them not: yea, many a time turned he his anger away, and did not stir up all his wrath.

39 For he remembered that they were but flesh; a wind that passeth away, and cometh not again.

40 How oft did they provoke him in the wilderness, and grieve him in the desert!

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

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

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What Does Psalms 78:40 Mean?

Psalms 78:40 is a verse from the Book of Psalms, part of the Old Testament. It appears in Psalms chapter 78. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.

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