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Psalm 78:21–25

21  Therefore, when the Lord heard, he was full of wrath;

na fire was kindled against Jacob;

his anger rose against Israel,

22  because they odid not believe in God

and did not trust his saving power.

23  Yet he commanded the skies above

and popened the doors of heaven,

24  and he qrained down on them manna to eat

and gave them rthe grain of heaven.

25  Man ate of the bread of sthe angels;

he sent them food tin abundance.

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Psalm 78:21–25 — The New International Version (NIV)

21 When the Lord heard them, he was furious;

his fire broke out against Jacob,

and his wrath rose against Israel,

22 for they did not believe in God

or trust in his deliverance.

23 Yet he gave a command to the skies above

and opened the doors of the heavens;

24 he rained down manna for the people to eat,

he gave them the grain of heaven.

25 Human beings ate the bread of angels;

he sent them all the food they could eat.

Psalm 78:21–25 — King James Version (KJV 1900)

21 Therefore the Lord heard this, and was wroth:

So a fire was kindled against Jacob,

And anger also came up against Israel;

22 Because they believed not in God,

And trusted not in his salvation:

23 Though he had commanded the clouds from above,

And opened the doors of heaven,

24 And had rained down manna upon them to eat,

And had given them of the corn of heaven.

25 Man did eat angels’ food:

He sent them meat to the full.

Psalm 78:21–25 — New Living Translation (NLT)

21 When the Lord heard them, he was furious.

The fire of his wrath burned against Jacob.

Yes, his anger rose against Israel,

22 for they did not believe God

or trust him to care for them.

23 But he commanded the skies to open;

he opened the doors of heaven.

24 He rained down manna for them to eat;

he gave them bread from heaven.

25 They ate the food of angels!

God gave them all they could hold.

Psalm 78:21–25 — The New King James Version (NKJV)

21 Therefore the Lord heard this and was furious;

So a fire was kindled against Jacob,

And anger also came up against Israel,

22 Because they did not believe in God,

And did not trust in His salvation.

23 Yet He had commanded the clouds above,

And opened the doors of heaven,

24 Had rained down manna on them to eat,

And given them of the bread of heaven.

25 Men ate angels’ food;

He sent them food to the full.

Psalm 78:21–25 — New Century Version (NCV)

21 When the Lord heard them, he was very angry.

His anger was like fire to the people of Jacob;

his anger grew against the people of Israel.

22 They had not believed God

and had not trusted him to save them.

23 But he gave a command to the clouds above

and opened the doors of heaven.

24 He rained manna down on them to eat;

he gave them grain from heaven.

25 So they ate the bread of angels.

He sent them all the food they could eat.

Psalm 78:21–25 — American Standard Version (ASV)

21 Therefore Jehovah heard, and was wroth;

And a fire was kindled against Jacob,

And anger also went up against Israel;

22 Because they believed not in God,

And trusted not in his salvation.

23 Yet he commanded the skies above,

And opened the doors of heaven;

24 And he rained down manna upon them to eat,

And gave them food from heaven.

25 Man did eat the bread of the mighty:

He sent them food to the full.

Psalm 78:21–25 — 1890 Darby Bible (DARBY)

21 Therefore Jehovah heard, and was wroth; and fire was kindled against Jacob, and anger also went up against Israel: 22 Because they believed not in God, and confided not in his salvation; 23 Though he had commanded the clouds from above, and had opened the doors of the heavens, 24 And had rained down manna upon them to eat, and had given them the corn of the heavens. 25 Man did eat the bread of the mighty; he sent them provision to the full.

Psalm 78:21–25 — GOD’S WORD Translation (GW)

21 When the Lord heard this, he became furious. 

His fire burned against Jacob 

and his anger flared up at Israel 

22 because they did not believe God 

or trust him to save them. 

23 In spite of that, he commanded the clouds above 

and opened the doors of heaven. 

24 He rained manna down on them to eat 

and gave them grain from heaven. 

25 Humans ate the bread of the mighty ones, 

and God sent them plenty of food. 

Psalm 78:21–25 — The Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB)

21 Therefore, the Lord heard and became furious;

then fire broke out against Jacob,

and anger flared up against Israel

22 because they did not believe God

or rely on His salvation.

23 He gave a command to the clouds above

and opened the doors of heaven.

24 He rained manna for them to eat;

He gave them grain from heaven.

25 People ate the bread of angels.

He sent them an abundant supply of food.

Psalm 78:21–25 — The New Revised Standard Version (NRSV)

21 Therefore, when the Lord heard, he was full of rage;

a fire was kindled against Jacob,

his anger mounted against Israel,

22 because they had no faith in God,

and did not trust his saving power.

23 Yet he commanded the skies above,

and opened the doors of heaven;

24 he rained down on them manna to eat,

and gave them the grain of heaven.

25 Mortals ate of the bread of angels;

he sent them food in abundance.

Psalm 78:21–25 — The Lexham English Bible (LEB)

21 Therefore Yahweh heard

and he was very angry,

and a fire was kindled against Jacob,

and his anger also rose up against Israel,

22 because they did not believe God,

and they did not trust his salvation.

23 Nevertheless, he commanded the skies above

and opened the doors of heaven,

24 and rained down on them manna to eat

and gave them the grain of heaven.

25 Humankind ate the bread of angels.

He sent them food enough to be satisfied.

Psalm 78:21–25 — New International Reader’s Version (1998) (NIrV)

21 When the Lord heard what they said, he was very angry.

His anger broke out like fire against the people of Jacob.

He became very angry with Israel.

22 That was because they didn’t believe in God.

They didn’t trust in his power to save them.

23 But he gave a command to the skies above.

He opened the doors of the heavens.

24 He rained down manna for the people to eat.

He gave them the grain of heaven.

25 Mere men ate the bread of angels.

He sent them all of the food they could eat.

Psalm 78:21–25 — New American Standard Bible: 1995 Update (NASB95)

21 Therefore the Lord heard and was full of wrath;

And a fire was kindled against Jacob

And anger also mounted against Israel,

22 Because they did not believe in God

And did not trust in His salvation.

23 Yet He commanded the clouds above

And opened the doors of heaven;

24 He rained down manna upon them to eat

And gave them food from heaven.

25 Man did eat the bread of angels;

He sent them food in abundance.


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