Psalms 78:11

THE MESSAGE

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
They forgot what he had done,the wondrous works he had shown them.

Hebrew Names Version
They forgot his doings, His wondrous works that he had shown them.

King James Version
And forgat his works, and his wonders that he had shewed them.

English Standard Version
They forgot his works and the wonders that he had shown them.

New Century Version
They forgot what he had done and the miracles he had shown them.

New English Translation
They forgot what he had done, the amazing things he had shown them.

Amplified Bible
And they forgot His [incredible] works And His miraculous wonders that He had shown them.

New American Standard Bible
They forgot His deeds And His miracles that He had shown them.

World English Bible
They forgot his doings, His wondrous works that he had shown them.

Geneva Bible (1587)
And forgate his Actes, and his wonderfull woorkes that he had shewed them.

Legacy Standard Bible
So they forgot His actsAnd His wondrous deeds that He had shown them.

Berean Standard Bible
They forgot what He had done, the wonders He had shown them.

Contemporary English Version
They forgot all he had done, even the mighty miracles

Complete Jewish Bible
They forgot what he had done, his wonders which he had shown them.

Darby Translation
And forgot his doings, and his marvellous works which he had shewn them.

Easy-to-Read Version
They forgot the great things he had done and the amazing things he had shown them.

George Lamsa Translation
And forgot his works and his wonders that he had shown them in the sight of their fathers.

Good News Translation
They forgot what he had done, the miracles they had seen him perform.

Lexham English Bible
They also forgot his deeds, and his wonders that he had shown them.

Literal Translation
And they forgot His works and His wonders which He had shown them;

Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
They kepte not the couenaut of God, & wolde not walke in his lawe.

American Standard Version
And they forgat his doings, And his wondrous works that he had showed them.

Bible in Basic English
They let his works go out of their memory, and the wonders which he had made them see.

JPS Old Testament (1917)
And they forgot His doings, and His wondrous works that He had shown them.

King James Version (1611)
And forgat his workes: and his wonders that he had shewed them.

Bishop's Bible (1568)
But they forgat his workes: and his wonders which he had shewed them.

Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
And they forgot his benefits, and his miracles which he had shewed them;

English Revised Version
And they forgat his doings, and his wondrous works that he had shewed them.

Wycliffe Bible (1395)
And thei foryaten hise benefices; and hise merueils, whiche he schewide to hem.

Update Bible Version
And they forgot his doings, And his wondrous works that he had shown them.

Webster's Bible Translation
And forgot his works, and his wonders that he had shown them.

New King James Version
And forgot His works And His wonders that He had shown them.

New Living Translation
They forgot what he had done— the great wonders he had shown them,

New Life Bible
They forgot what He had done and His great works that He had shown them.

New Revised Standard
They forgot what he had done, and the miracles that he had shown them.

J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
And forgat His doings, And his wonders which he had showed them:

Douay-Rheims Bible
(77-11) And they forgot his benefits, and his wonders that he had shewn them.

Revised Standard Version
They forgot what he had done, and the miracles that he had shown them.

Young's Literal Translation
And they forget His doings, And His wonders that He shewed them.

New American Standard Bible (1995)
They forgot His deeds And His miracles that He had shown them.

Contextual Overview

⁹The Ephraimites, armed to the teeth, ran off when the battle began. They were cowards to God's Covenant, refused to walk by his Word. They forgot what he had done— marvels he'd done right before their eyes. He performed miracles in plain sight of their parents in Egypt, out on the fields of Zoan. He split the Sea and they walked right through it; he piled the waters to the right and the left. He led them by day with a cloud, led them all the night long with a fiery torch. He split rocks in the wilderness, gave them all they could drink from underground springs; He made creeks flow out from sheer rock, and water pour out like a river. ¹⁷All they did was sin even more, rebel in the desert against the High God. They tried to get their own way with God, clamored for favors, for special attention. They whined like spoiled children, "Why can't God give us a decent meal in this desert? Sure, he struck the rock and the water flowed, creeks cascaded from the rock. But how about some fresh-baked bread? How about a nice cut of meat?" ²¹When God heard that, he was furious— his anger flared against Jacob, he lost his temper with Israel. It was clear they didn't believe God, had no intention of trusting in his help. But God helped them anyway, commanded the clouds and gave orders that opened the gates of heaven. He rained down showers of manna to eat, he gave them the Bread of Heaven. They ate the bread of the mighty angels; he sent them all the food they could eat. He let East Wind break loose from the skies, gave a strong push to South Wind. This time it was birds that rained down— succulent birds, an abundance of birds. He aimed them right for the center of their camp; all round their tents there were birds. They ate and had their fill; he handed them everything they craved on a platter. But their greed knew no bounds; they stuffed their mouths with more and more. Finally, God was fed up, his anger erupted— he cut down their brightest and best, he laid low Israel's finest young men. ³²And—can you believe it?—they kept right on sinning; all those wonders and they still wouldn't believe! So their lives dribbled off to nothing— nothing to show for their lives but a ghost town. When he cut them down, they came running for help; they turned and pled for mercy. They gave witness that God was their rock, that High God was their redeemer, But they didn't mean a word of it; they lied through their teeth the whole time. They could not have cared less about him, wanted nothing to do with his Covenant. ³⁸And God? Compassionate! Forgave the sin! Didn't destroy! Over and over he reined in his anger, restrained his considerable wrath. He knew what they were made of; he knew there wasn't much to them, How often in the desert they had spurned him, tried his patience in those wilderness years. Time and again they pushed him to the limit, provoked Israel's Holy God. How quickly they forgot what he'd done, forgot their day of rescue from the enemy, When he did miracles in Egypt, wonders on the plain of Zoan. He turned the River and its streams to blood— not a drop of water fit to drink. He sent flies, which ate them alive, and frogs, which bedeviled them. He turned their harvest over to caterpillars, everything they had worked for to the locusts. He flattened their grapevines with hail; a killing frost ruined their orchards. He pounded their cattle with hail, let thunderbolts loose on their herds. His anger flared, a wild firestorm of havoc, An advance guard of disease-carrying angels to clear the ground, preparing the way before him. He didn't spare those people, he let the plague rage through their lives. He killed all the Egyptian firstborns, lusty infants, offspring of Ham's virility. Then he led his people out like sheep, took his flock safely through the wilderness. He took good care of them; they had nothing to fear. The Sea took care of their enemies for good. He brought them into his holy land, this mountain he claimed for his own. He scattered everyone who got in their way; he staked out an inheritance for them— the tribes of Israel all had their own places.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

Psalms 78:7, Psalms 106:13, Psalms 106:21, Psalms 106:22, Deuteronomy 32:18, Jeremiah 2:32

Reciprocal: Deuteronomy 1:30 - according Deuteronomy 7:18 - remember Judges 8:34 - remembered Nehemiah 9:17 - mindful Psalms 77:11 - General Psalms 78:35 - remembered Psalms 78:42 - remembered Isaiah 63:7 - mention Hosea 2:13 - forgat John 20:25 - Except Hebrews 8:9 - they continued

Gill's Notes on the Bible

And forgat his works, and his wonders,.... That is, his wonderful works, the miracles he wrought in their favour, and for their deliverance, afterwards particularly mentioned; these were not only forgotten in the next generation, Judges 15:10, but in a few years, yea, in a few months, nay, in a few days, when they had been but three days' journey in the wilderness, after their passage through the Red sea, see

Exodus 15:1, which occasioned the observation of the psalmist,

Psalms 106:12, that he had showed them; done in their sight, and in the sight of their fathers, as follows.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

And forgat his works - The works which he had performed in behalf of the nation. These works are referred to in the verses following.

And his wonders that he had shewed them - The wonderful works in Egypt, at the Red Sea, and in the wilderness; the miracles which he had performed on behalf of the nation.