Psalms 78:23

Christian Standard Bible ®

He gave a command to the clouds aboveand opened the doors of heaven.

Parallel Translations

Hebrew Names Version
Yet he commanded the skies above, And opened the doors of heaven.

King James Version
Though he had commanded the clouds from above, and opened the doors of heaven,

English Standard Version
Yet he commanded the skies above and opened the doors of heaven,

New Century Version
But he gave a command to the clouds above and opened the doors of heaven.

New English Translation
He gave a command to the clouds above, and opened the doors in the sky.

Amplified Bible
Yet He commanded the clouds from above And opened the doors of heaven;

New American Standard Bible
Yet He commanded the clouds above And opened the doors of heaven;

World English Bible
Yet he commanded the skies above, And opened the doors of heaven.

Geneva Bible (1587)
Yet he had comanded the clouds aboue, and had opened the doores of heauen,

Legacy Standard Bible
Yet He commanded the skies aboveAnd opened the doors of heaven;

Berean Standard Bible
Yet He commanded the clouds above and opened the doors of the heavens.

Contemporary English Version
But God gave a command to the clouds, and he opened the doors in the skies.

Complete Jewish Bible
So he commanded the skies above and opened the doors of heaven.

Darby Translation
Though he had commanded the clouds from above, and had opened the doors of the heavens,

Easy-to-Read Version
But then God opened the clouds above, and manna rained down on them for food. It was as if doors in the sky opened, and grain poured down from a storehouse in the sky. <

George Lamsa Translation
Though he had commanded the clouds from above and opened the doors of heaven,

Good News Translation
But he spoke to the sky above and commanded its doors to open;

Lexham English Bible
Nevertheless, he commanded the skies above and opened the doors of heaven,

Literal Translation
And He commanded the fine clouds above; and He opened the doors of the heavens;

Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
Because they beleued not in God, and put not their trust in his helpe.

American Standard Version
Yet he commanded the skies above, And opened the doors of heaven;

Bible in Basic English
And he gave orders to the clouds on high, and the doors of heaven were open;

JPS Old Testament (1917)
And He commanded the skies above, and opened the doors of heaven;

King James Version (1611)
Though he had commanded the cloudes from aboue: and opened the doores of heauen:

Bishop's Bible (1568)
And yet he commaunded the cloudes aboue: and opened the doores of heauen.

Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
Yet he commanded the clouds from above, and opened the doors of heaven,

English Revised Version
Yet he commanded the skies above, and opened the doors of heaven;

Wycliffe Bible (1395)
And he comaundide to the cloudis aboue; and he openyde the yatis of heuene.

Update Bible Version
Yet he commanded the skies above, And opened the doors of heaven;

Webster's Bible Translation
Though he had commanded the clouds from above, and opened the doors of heaven,

New King James Version
Yet He had commanded the clouds above, And opened the doors of heaven,

New Living Translation
But he commanded the skies to open; he opened the doors of heaven.

New Life Bible
Yet He spoke to the clouds above, and opened the doors of heaven.

New Revised Standard
Yet he commanded the skies above, and opened the doors of heaven;

J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
Though he had commanded the skies above, And, the doors of the heavens, had opened;

Douay-Rheims Bible
(77-23) And he had commanded the clouds from above, and had opened the doors of heaven.

Revised Standard Version
Yet he commanded the skies above, and opened the doors of heaven;

Young's Literal Translation
And He commandeth clouds from above, Yea, doors of the heavens He hath opened.

New American Standard Bible (1995)
Yet He commanded the clouds above And opened the doors of heaven;

Contextual Overview

⁹The Ephraimite archers turned backon the day of battle. ¹⁰They did not keep God’s covenantand refused to live by his law. ¹¹They forgot what he had done,the wondrous works he had shown them. ¹²He worked wonders in the sight of their fathersin the land of Egypt, the territory of Zoan. ¹³He split the sea and brought them across;the water stood firm like a wall. ¹⁴He led them with a cloud by dayand with a fiery light throughout the night. ¹⁵He split rocks in the wildernessand gave them drink as abundant as the depths. ¹⁶He brought streams out of the stoneand made water flow down like rivers. ¹⁷But they continued to sin against him,rebelling in the desert against the Most High. ¹⁸They deliberately tested God,demanding the food they craved.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

Though: Psalms 33:9, Isaiah 5:6

opened: Genesis 7:11, 2 Kings 7:2, 2 Kings 7:19, Malachi 3:10

Reciprocal: Numbers 11:9 - General Deuteronomy 8:3 - fed thee 1 Kings 17:6 - the ravens Psalms 105:40 - bread Jeremiah 31:2 - found Hosea 11:4 - and I laid John 6:32 - Moses 1 Corinthians 10:3 - General

Gill's Notes on the Bible

Though he had commanded the clouds from above,.... Which were round about him, his chariots, and the dust of his feet; and which were at his command to go here and there, and carry and let down provisions for his people, as they did:

and opened the doors of heaven; as a large granary, from whence the manna, afterwards called the corn of heaven, was given out in great abundance, which is signified by opening the doors; see Malachi 3:10.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Though he had commanded the clouds from above - Though he had showed that he had absolute control over the clouds, and had only to command them and they would furnish rain in abundance. Compare the notes at Isaiah 5:6.

And opened the doors of heaven - As he had done at the deluge, Genesis 7:11. The idea is, that he had rained down manna upon them in such abundance that it might be compared with the waters that had been sent down at the deluge.