Psalms 78:23

King James Version

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

Parallel Translations

English Standard Version
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,

Christian Standard Bible®
He gave a command to the clouds aboveand opened the doors of heaven.

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

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. <

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

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

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.

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:

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;

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

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;

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.

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.

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.

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;

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

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

New Revised Standard
Yet 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,

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

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

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

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

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,

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

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

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

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

Contextual Overview

⁹ The children of Ephraim, being armed, and carrying bows, turned back in the day of battle. ¹⁰ They kept not the covenant of God, and refused to walk in his law; ¹¹ And forgat his works, and his wonders that he had shewed them. ¹² Marvellous things did he in the sight of their fathers, in the land of Egypt, in the field of Zoan. ¹³ He divided the sea, and caused them to pass through; and he made the waters to stand as an heap. ¹⁴ In the daytime also he led them with a cloud, and all the night with a light of fire. ¹⁵ He clave the rocks in the wilderness, and gave them drink as out of the great depths. ¹⁶ He brought streams also out of the rock, and caused waters to run down like rivers. ¹⁷ And they sinned yet more against him by provoking the most High in the wilderness. ¹⁸ And they tempted God in their heart by asking meat for their lust.

Bible Verse Review
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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.