{"id":23981,"date":"2017-09-30T15:22:41","date_gmt":"2017-09-30T21:22:41","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.accesstogod.com\/index.php\/2017\/09\/30\/psalms-781-72-bible-in-basic-english\/"},"modified":"2017-09-30T15:22:41","modified_gmt":"2017-09-30T21:22:41","slug":"psalms-781-72-bible-in-basic-english","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.accesstogod.com\/?p=23981","title":{"rendered":"Psalms 78:1-72 (Bible in Basic English)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><script type=\"text\/javascript\">\/\/ <![CDATA[\ngoogle_ad_client = \"ca-pub-4647651612525789\"; \/* access2God_horiz_4_link_single_post *\/ google_ad_slot = \"7824248799\"; google_ad_width = 468; google_ad_height = 15;\n\/\/ ]]><\/script><br \/>\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\" src=\"http:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/show_ads.js\">\/\/ <![CDATA[\n\/\/ ]]><\/script><br \/>\n<strong>1<\/strong> &lt;Maschil. Of Asaph.&gt; Give ear, O my people, to my law; let your ears be bent down to the words of my mouth. <\/br><strong>2<\/strong> Opening my mouth I will give out a story, even the dark sayings of old times; <\/br><strong>3<\/strong> Which have come to our hearing and our knowledge, as they were given to us by our fathers. <\/br><strong>4<\/strong> We will not keep them secret from our children; we will make clear to the coming generation the praises of the Lord and his strength, and the great works of wonder which he has done. <\/br><strong>5<\/strong> He put up a witness in Jacob, and made a law in Israel; which he gave to our fathers so that they might give knowledge of them to their children; <\/br><strong>6<\/strong> So that the generation to come might have knowledge of them, even the children of the future, who would give word of them to their children; <\/br><strong>7<\/strong> So that they might put their hope in God, and not let God&#8217;s works go out of their minds, but keep his laws; <\/br><strong>8<\/strong> And not be like their fathers, a stiff-necked and uncontrolled generation; a generation whose heart was hard, whose spirit was not true to God. <\/br><strong>9<\/strong> The children of Ephraim, armed with bows, were turned back on the day of the fight. <\/br><strong>10<\/strong> They were not ruled by God&#8217;s word, and they would not go in the way of his law; <\/br><strong>11<\/strong> They let his works go out of their memory, and the wonders which he had made them see. <\/br><strong>12<\/strong> He did great works before the eyes of their fathers, in the land of Egypt, in the fields of Zoan. <\/br><strong>13<\/strong> The sea was cut in two so that they might go through; the waters were massed together on this side and on that. <\/br><strong>14<\/strong> In the daytime he was guiding them in the cloud, and all through the night with a light of fire. <\/br><strong>15<\/strong> The rocks of the waste land were broken by his power, and he gave them drink as out of the deep waters. <\/br><strong>16<\/strong> He made streams come out of the rock; and waters came flowing down like rivers. <\/br><strong>17<\/strong> And they went on sinning against him even more, turning away from the Most High in the waste land; <\/br><strong>18<\/strong> Testing God in their hearts, requesting meat for their desire. <\/br><strong>19<\/strong> They said bitter words against God, saying, Is God able to make ready a table in the waste land? <\/br><strong>20<\/strong> See, the rock was cut open by his power, so that the water came rushing out, and overflowing streams; is he able to give us bread? is he able to get meat for his people? <\/br><strong>21<\/strong> So these things came to the Lord&#8217;s ears, and he was angry; and a fire was lighted against Jacob, and wrath came up against Israel; <\/br><strong>22<\/strong> Because they had no faith in God, and no hope in his salvation. <\/br><strong>23<\/strong> And he gave orders to the clouds on high, and the doors of heaven were open; <\/br><strong>24<\/strong> And he sent down manna like rain for their food, and gave them the grain of heaven. <\/br><strong>25<\/strong> Man took part in the food of strong ones; he sent them meat in full measure. <\/br><strong>26<\/strong> He sent an east wind from heaven, driving on the south wind by his power. <\/br><strong>27<\/strong> He sent down meat on them like dust, and feathered birds like the sand of the sea, <\/br><strong>28<\/strong> And he let it come down into their resting-place, round about their tents. <\/br><strong>29<\/strong> So they had food and were full; for he gave them their desire; <\/br><strong>30<\/strong> But they were not turned from their desires; and while the food was still in their mouths, <\/br><strong>31<\/strong> The wrath of God came on them, and put to death the fattest of them, and put an end to the young men of Israel. <\/br><strong>32<\/strong> For all this they went on sinning even more, and had no faith in his great wonders. <\/br><strong>33<\/strong> So their days were wasted like a breath, and their years in trouble. <\/br><strong>34<\/strong> When he sent death on them, then they made search for him; turning to him and looking for him with care; <\/br><strong>35<\/strong> In the memory that God was their Rock, and the Most High God their saviour. <\/br><strong>36<\/strong> But their lips were false to him, and their tongues were untrue to him; <\/br><strong>37<\/strong> And their hearts were not right with him, and they did not keep their agreement with him. <\/br><strong>38<\/strong> But he, being full of pity, has forgiveness for sin, and does not put an end to man: frequently turning back his wrath, and not being violently angry. <\/br><strong>39<\/strong> So he kept in mind that they were only flesh; a breath which is quickly gone, and will not come again. <\/br><strong>40<\/strong> How frequently did they go against him in the waste land, and give him cause for grief in the dry places! <\/br><strong>41<\/strong> Again they put God to the test, and gave pain to the Holy One of Israel. <\/br><strong>42<\/strong> They did not keep in mind the work of his hand, or the day when he took them from the power of their haters; <\/br><strong>43<\/strong> How he had done his signs in Egypt, and his wonders in the field of Zoan; <\/br><strong>44<\/strong> So that their rivers were turned to blood, and they were not able to get drink from their streams. <\/br><strong>45<\/strong> He sent different sorts of flies among them, poisoning their flesh; and frogs for their destruction. <\/br><strong>46<\/strong> He gave the increase of their fields to worms, the fruits of their industry to the locusts. <\/br><strong>47<\/strong> He sent ice for the destruction of their vines; their trees were damaged by the bitter cold. <\/br><strong>48<\/strong> Ice was rained down on their cattle; thunderstorms sent destruction among the flocks. <\/br><strong>49<\/strong> He sent on them the heat of his wrath, his bitter disgust, letting loose evil angels among them. <\/br><strong>50<\/strong> He let his wrath have its way; he did not keep back their soul from death, but gave their life to disease. <\/br><strong>51<\/strong> He gave to destruction all the first sons of Egypt; the first-fruits of their strength in the tents of Ham; <\/br><strong>52<\/strong> But he took his people out like sheep, guiding them in the waste land like a flock. <\/br><strong>53<\/strong> He took them on safely so that they had no fear; but their haters were covered by the sea. <\/br><strong>54<\/strong> And he was their guide to his holy land, even to the mountain, which his right hand had made his; <\/br><strong>55<\/strong> Driving out nations before them, marking out the line of their heritage, and giving the people of Israel their tents for a resting-place. <\/br><strong>56<\/strong> But they were bitter against the Most High God, testing him, and not keeping his laws; <\/br><strong>57<\/strong> Their hearts were turned back and untrue like their fathers; they were turned to one side like a twisted bow. <\/br><strong>58<\/strong> They made him angry with their high places; moving him to wrath with their images. <\/br><strong>59<\/strong> When this came to God&#8217;s ears he was very angry, and gave up Israel completely; <\/br><strong>60<\/strong> So that he went away from the holy place in Shiloh, the tent which he had put among men; <\/br><strong>61<\/strong> And he let his strength be taken prisoner, and gave his glory into the hands of his hater. <\/br><strong>62<\/strong> He gave his people up to the sword, and was angry with his heritage. <\/br><strong>63<\/strong> Their young men were burned in the fire; 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