Psalm 78:17–20
17 And they sinned yet more against him
By fprovoking the most High in the gwilderness.
18 And hthey tempted God in their heart
By asking meat for their lust.
19 Yea, they spake against God; they said,
iCan God †furnish a table in the wilderness?
20 Behold, jhe smote the rock, that kthe waters gushed out,
And the streams overflowed;
Can he give bread also?
Can he lprovide flesh for his people?
Psalm 78:17–20 — The New International Version (NIV)
17 But they continued to sin against him,
rebelling in the wilderness against the Most High.
18 They willfully put God to the test
by demanding the food they craved.
19 They spoke against God;
they said, “Can God really
spread a table in the wilderness?
20 True, he struck the rock,
and water gushed out,
streams flowed abundantly,
but can he also give us bread?
Can he supply meat for his people?”
Psalm 78:17–20 — English Standard Version (ESV)
17 Yet they sinned still more against him,
rebelling against the Most High in the desert.
18 They tested God in their heart
by demanding the food they craved.
19 They spoke against God, saying,
“Can God spread a table in the wilderness?
20 He struck the rock so that water gushed out
and streams overflowed.
Can he also give bread
or provide meat for his people?”
Psalm 78:17–20 — New Living Translation (NLT)
17 Yet they kept on sinning against him,
rebelling against the Most High in the desert.
18 They stubbornly tested God in their hearts,
demanding the foods they craved.
19 They even spoke against God himself, saying,
“God can’t give us food in the wilderness.
20 Yes, he can strike a rock so water gushes out,
but he can’t give his people bread and meat.”
Psalm 78:17–20 — The New King James Version (NKJV)
17 But they sinned even more against Him
By rebelling against the Most High in the wilderness.
18 And they tested God in their heart
By asking for the food of their fancy.
19 Yes, they spoke against God:
They said, “Can God prepare a table in the wilderness?
20 Behold, He struck the rock,
So that the waters gushed out,
And the streams overflowed.
Can He give bread also?
Can He provide meat for His people?”
Psalm 78:17–20 — New Century Version (NCV)
17 But the people continued to sin against him;
in the desert they turned against God Most High.
18 They decided to test God
by asking for the food they wanted.
19 Then they spoke against God,
saying, “Can God prepare food in the desert?
20 When he hit the rock, water poured out
and rivers flowed down.
But can he give us bread also?
Will he provide his people with meat?”
Psalm 78:17–20 — American Standard Version (ASV)
17 Yet went they on still to sin against him,
To rebel against the Most High in the desert.
18 And they tempted God in their heart
By asking food according to their desire.
19 Yea, they spake against God;
They said, Can God prepare a table in the wilderness?
20 Behold, he smote the rock, so that waters gushed out,
And streams overflowed;
Can he give bread also?
Will he provide flesh for his people?
Psalm 78:17–20 — 1890 Darby Bible (DARBY)
17 Yet they still went on sinning against him, provoking the Most High in the desert; 18 And they tempted •God in their heart, by asking meat for their lust; 19 And they spoke against God: they said, Is •God able to prepare a table in the wilderness? 20 Behold, he smote the rock, and waters gushed out, and streams overflowed; is he able to give bread also, or provide flesh for his people?
Psalm 78:17–20 — GOD’S WORD Translation (GW)
17 They continued to sin against him,
to rebel in the desert against the Most High.
18 They deliberately tested God by demanding the food they craved.
19 They spoke against God by saying,
“Can God prepare a banquet in the desert?
20 True, he did strike a rock,
and water did gush out,
and the streams did overflow.
But can he also give us bread or provide us, his people, with meat?”
Psalm 78:17–20 — The Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB)
17 But they continued to sin against Him,
rebelling in the desert against the Most High.
18 They deliberately tested God,
demanding the food they craved.
19 They spoke against God, saying,
“Is God able to provide food in the wilderness?
20 Look! He struck the rock and water gushed out;
torrents overflowed.
But can He also provide bread
or furnish meat for His people?”
Psalm 78:17–20 — The New Revised Standard Version (NRSV)
17 Yet they sinned still more against him,
rebelling against the Most High in the desert.
18 They tested God in their heart
by demanding the food they craved.
19 They spoke against God, saying,
“Can God spread a table in the wilderness?
20 Even though he struck the rock so that water gushed out
and torrents overflowed,
can he also give bread,
or provide meat for his people?”
Psalm 78:17–20 — The Lexham English Bible (LEB)
17 But they sinned still further against him
by rebelling against the Most High in the desert.
18 And they tested God in their heart
by asking food for their craving.
19 And they spoke against God.
They said, “Is God able
to prepare a table in the wilderness?
20 Yes, he struck the rock and water flowed
and streams gushed out,
but can he also give food
or provide meat for his people?”
Psalm 78:17–20 — New International Reader’s Version (1998) (NIrV)
17 But they continued to sin against him.
In the desert they refused to obey the Most High God.
18 They were stubborn and put God to the test.
They ordered him to give them the food they longed for.
19 They spoke against God. They said,
“Can God put food on a table in the desert?
20 When he struck the rock, streams of water poured out.
Huge amounts of water flowed down.
But can he also give us food?
Can he supply meat for his people?”
Psalm 78:17–20 — New American Standard Bible: 1995 Update (NASB95)
17 Yet they still continued to sin against Him,
To rebel against the Most High in the desert.
18 And in their heart they put God to the test
By asking food according to their desire.
19 Then they spoke against God;
They said, “Can God prepare a table in the wilderness?
20 “Behold, He struck the rock so that waters gushed out,
And streams were overflowing;
Can He give bread also?
Will He provide meat for His people?”