Psalm 78:1-4

Contemporary English Version

(A special psalm by Asaph.)

What God Has Done for His People

¹My friends, I beg you
    to listen as I teach.
²^(A) I will give instruction
and explain the mystery
    of what happened long ago.
³These are things we learned
    from our ancestors,
⁴and we will tell them
    to the next generation.
We won't keep secret
    the glorious deeds
and the mighty miracles
    of the Lord.

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Psalm 78:12-16

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¹²^(A)^(B) he did for their ancestors
near Zoan^[a] in Egypt.

¹³^(C) God made a path in the sea
and piled up the water
    as he led them across.
¹⁴^(D) He guided them during the day
    with a cloud,
and each night he led them
    with a flaming fire.
¹⁵^(E) God made water flow
from rocks he split open
    in the desert,
and his people drank freely,
    as though from a lake.
¹⁶He made streams gush out
    like rivers from rocks.