Psalm 78:40–48

40 How often they rebelled against him in the wilderness

and grieved him in the wasteland!

41 Again and again they put God to the test;

they vexed the Holy One of Israel.

42 They did not remember his power—

the day he redeemed them from the oppressor,

43 the day he displayed his signs in Egypt,

his wonders in the region of Zoan.

44 He turned their river into blood;

they could not drink from their streams.

45 He sent swarms of flies that devoured them,

and frogs that devastated them.

46 He gave their crops to the grasshopper,

their produce to the locust.

47 He destroyed their vines with hail

and their sycamore-figs with sleet.

48 He gave over their cattle to the hail,

their livestock to bolts of lightning.

40 How often they rebelled against him in the wilderness

and grieved him in the desert!

41 They tested God again and again

and provoked the Holy One of Israel.

42 They did not remember his power

or the day when he redeemed them from the foe,

43 when he performed his signs in Egypt

and his marvels in the fields of Zoan.

44 He turned their rivers to blood,

so that they could not drink of their streams.

45 He sent among them swarms of flies, which devoured them,

and frogs, which destroyed them.

46 He gave their crops to the destroying locust

and the fruit of their labor to the locust.

47 He destroyed their vines with hail

and their sycamores with frost.

48 He gave over their cattle to the hail

and their flocks to thunderbolts.

40 How oft did they provoke him in the wilderness,

And grieve him in the desert!

41 Yea, they turned back and tempted God,

And limited the Holy One of Israel.

42 They remembered not his hand,

Nor the day when he delivered them from the enemy.

43 How he had wrought his signs in Egypt,

And his wonders in the field of Zoan:

44 And had turned their rivers into blood;

And their floods, that they could not drink.

45 He sent divers sorts of flies among them, which devoured them;

And frogs, which destroyed them.

46 He gave also their increase unto the caterpiller,

And their labour unto the locust.

47 He destroyed their vines with hail,

And their sycomore trees with frost.

48 He gave up their cattle also to the hail,

And their flocks to hot thunderbolts.

40 Oh, how often they rebelled against him in the wilderness

and grieved his heart in that dry wasteland.

41 Again and again they tested God’s patience

and provoked the Holy One of Israel.

42 They did not remember his power

and how he rescued them from their enemies.

43 They did not remember his miraculous signs in Egypt,

his wonders on the plain of Zoan.

44 For he turned their rivers into blood,

so no one could drink from the streams.

45 He sent vast swarms of flies to consume them

and hordes of frogs to ruin them.

46 He gave their crops to caterpillars;

their harvest was consumed by locusts.

47 He destroyed their grapevines with hail

and shattered their sycamore-figs with sleet.

48 He abandoned their cattle to the hail,

their livestock to bolts of lightning.

40 How often they provoked Him in the wilderness,

And grieved Him in the desert!

41 Yes, again and again they tempted God,

And limited the Holy One of Israel.

42 They did not remember His power:

The day when He redeemed them from the enemy,

43 When He worked His signs in Egypt,

And His wonders in the field of Zoan;

44 Turned their rivers into blood,

And their streams, that they could not drink.

45 He sent swarms of flies among them, which devoured them,

And frogs, which destroyed them.

46 He also gave their crops to the caterpillar,

And their labor to the locust.

47 He destroyed their vines with hail,

And their sycamore trees with frost.

48 He also gave up their cattle to the hail,

And their flocks to fiery lightning.

40 They turned against God so often in the desert

and grieved him there.

41 Again and again they tested God

and brought pain to the Holy One of Israel.

42 They did not remember his power

or the time he saved them from the enemy.

43 They forgot the signs he did in Egypt

and his wonders in the fields of Zoan.

44 He turned their rivers to blood

so no one could drink the water.

45 He sent flies that bit the people.

He sent frogs that destroyed them.

46 He gave their crops to grasshoppers

and what they worked for to locusts.

47 He destroyed their vines with hail

and their sycamore trees with sleet.

48 He killed their animals with hail

and their cattle with lightning.

40 How oft did they rebel against him in the wilderness,

And grieve him in the desert!

41 And they turned again and tempted God,

And provoked the Holy One of Israel.

42 They remembered not his hand,

Nor the day when he redeemed them from the adversary;

43 How he set his signs in Egypt,

And his wonders in the field of Zoan,

44 And turned their rivers into blood,

And their streams, so that they could not drink.

45 He sent among them swarms of flies, which devoured them;

And frogs, which destroyed them.

46 He gave also their increase unto the caterpillar,

And their labor unto the locust.

47 He destroyed their vines with hail,

And their sycomore-trees with frost.

48 He gave over their cattle also to the hail,

And their flocks to hot thunderbolts.

40 How oft did they provoke him in the wilderness, and grieve him in the desert! 41 And they turned again and tempted •God, and grieved the Holy One of Israel. 42 They remembered not his hand, the day when he delivered them from the oppressor, 43 How he set his signs in Egypt, and his miracles in the field of Zoan; 44 And turned their rivers into blood, and their streams, that they could not drink; 45 He sent dog-flies among them, which devoured them, and frogs, which destroyed them; 46 And he gave their increase unto the caterpillar, and their labour unto the locust; 47 He killed their vines with hail, and their sycamore trees with hail-stones; 48 And he delivered up their cattle to the hail, and their flocks to thunderbolts.

40 How often they rebelled against him in the wilderness! 

How often they caused him grief in the desert! 

41 Again and again they tested God, 

and they pushed the Holy One of Israel to the limit. 

42 They did not remember his power— 

the day he freed them from their oppressor, 

43 when he performed his miraculous signs in Egypt, 

his wonders in the fields of Zoan. 

44 He turned their rivers into blood 

so that they could not drink from their streams. 

45 He sent a swarm of flies that bit them 

and frogs that ruined them. 

46 He gave their crops to grasshoppers 

and their produce to locusts. 

47 He killed their vines with hail 

and their fig trees with frost. 

48 He let the hail strike their cattle 

and bolts of lightning strike their livestock. 

40 How often they rebelled against Him

in the wilderness

and grieved Him in the desert.

41 They constantly tested God

and provoked the Holy One of Israel.

42 They did not remember His power shown

on the day He redeemed them from the foe,

43 when He performed His miraculous signs in Egypt

and His wonders in the region of Zoan.

44 He turned their rivers into blood,

and they could not drink from their streams.

45 He sent among them swarms of flies,

which fed on them,

and frogs, which devastated them.

46 He gave their crops to the caterpillar

and the fruit of their labor to the locust.

47 He killed their vines with hail

and their sycamore fig trees with a flood.

48 He handed over their livestock to hail

and their cattle to lightning bolts.

40 How often they rebelled against him in the wilderness

and grieved him in the desert!

41 They tested God again and again

and provoked the Holy One of Israel.

42 They did not keep in mind his power

or the day when he redeemed them from the foe,

43 when he displayed his signs in Egypt

and his miracles in the fields of Zoan.

44 He turned their rivers to blood,

so that they could not drink of their streams.

45 He sent among them swarms of flies that devoured them

and frogs that destroyed them.

46 He gave their crops to the caterpillar

and the fruit of their labor to the locust.

47 He destroyed their vines with hail

and their sycamores with frost.

48 He gave over their cattle to the hail

and their flocks to thunderbolts.

40 How often they refused to obey him in the desert!

How often they caused him sorrow in that dry and empty land!

41 Again and again they put God to the test.

They made the Holy One of Israel sad and angry.

42 They didn’t remember his power.

They forgot the day he set them free

from those who had beaten them down.

43 They forgot how he had shown them his miraculous signs in Egypt.

They forgot his miracles in the area of Zoan.

44 He turned the rivers of Egypt into blood.

The people of Egypt couldn’t drink water from their streams.

45 He sent large numbers of flies that bit them.

He sent frogs that destroyed their land.

46 He gave their crops to the grasshoppers.

He gave their food to the locusts.

47 He destroyed their vines with hail.

He destroyed their fig trees with sleet.

48 He killed their cattle with hail.

Their livestock were struck by lightning.

40 How often they rebelled against Him in the wilderness

And grieved Him in the desert!

41 Again and again they tempted God,

And pained the Holy One of Israel.

42 They did not remember His power,

The day when He redeemed them from the adversary,

43 When He performed His signs in Egypt

And His marvels in the field of Zoan,

44 And turned their rivers to blood,

And their streams, they could not drink.

45 He sent among them swarms of flies which devoured them,

And frogs which destroyed them.

46 He gave also their crops to the grasshopper

And the product of their labor to the locust.

47 He destroyed their vines with hailstones

And their sycamore trees with frost.

48 He gave over their cattle also to the hailstones

And their herds to bolts of lightning.