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Psalm 78:48–50

48 He gave over their cattle to the hail,

their livestockd to bolts of lightning.

49 He unleashed against them his hot anger,e

his wrath, indignation and hostility—

a band of destroying angels.f

50 He prepared a path for his anger;

he did not spare them from death

but gave them over to the plague.

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Psalm 78:48–50 — English Standard Version (ESV)

48 He gave over their cattle to the hail

and their flocks to thunderbolts.

49 He let loose on them his burning anger,

wrath, indignation, and distress,

a company of destroying angels.

50 He made a path for his anger;

he did not spare them from death,

but gave their lives over to the plague.

Psalm 78:48–50 — King James Version (KJV 1900)

48 He gave up their cattle also to the hail,

And their flocks to hot thunderbolts.

49 He cast upon them the fierceness of his anger,

Wrath, and indignation, and trouble,

By sending evil angels among them.

50 He made a way to his anger;

He spared not their soul from death,

But gave their life over to the pestilence;

Psalm 78:48–50 — New Living Translation (NLT)

48 He abandoned their cattle to the hail,

their livestock to bolts of lightning.

49 He loosed on them his fierce anger—

all his fury, rage, and hostility.

He dispatched against them

a band of destroying angels.

50 He turned his anger against them;

he did not spare the Egyptians’ lives

but ravaged them with the plague.

Psalm 78:48–50 — The New King James Version (NKJV)

48 He also gave up their cattle to the hail,

And their flocks to fiery lightning.

49 He cast on them the fierceness of His anger,

Wrath, indignation, and trouble,

By sending angels of destruction among them.

50 He made a path for His anger;

He did not spare their soul from death,

But gave their life over to the plague,

Psalm 78:48–50 — New Century Version (NCV)

48 He killed their animals with hail

and their cattle with lightning.

49 He showed them his hot anger.

He sent his strong anger against them,

his destroying angels.

50 He found a way to show his anger.

He did not keep them from dying

but let them die by a terrible disease.

Psalm 78:48–50 — American Standard Version (ASV)

48 He gave over their cattle also to the hail,

And their flocks to hot thunderbolts.

49 He cast upon them the fierceness of his anger,

Wrath, and indignation, and trouble,

A band of angels of evil.

50 He made a path for his anger;

He spared not their soul from death,

But gave their life over to the pestilence,

Psalm 78:48–50 — 1890 Darby Bible (DARBY)

48 And he delivered up their cattle to the hail, and their flocks to thunderbolts. 49 He cast upon them the fierceness of his anger, wrath, and indignation, and distress, —a mission of angels of woes. 50 He made a way for his anger; he spared not their soul from death, but gave their life over to the pestilence;

Psalm 78:48–50 — GOD’S WORD Translation (GW)

48 He let the hail strike their cattle 

and bolts of lightning strike their livestock. 

49 He sent his burning anger, rage, fury, and hostility against them. 

He sent an army of destroying angels. 

50 He cleared a path for his anger. 

He did not spare them. 

He let the plague take their lives. 

Psalm 78:48–50 — The Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB)

48 He handed over their livestock to hail

and their cattle to lightning bolts.

49 He sent His burning anger against them:

fury, indignation, and calamity—

a band of deadly messengers.

50 He cleared a path for His anger.

He did not spare them from death

but delivered their lives to the plague.

Psalm 78:48–50 — The New Revised Standard Version (NRSV)

48 He gave over their cattle to the hail,

and their flocks to thunderbolts.

49 He let loose on them his fierce anger,

wrath, indignation, and distress,

a company of destroying angels.

50 He made a path for his anger;

he did not spare them from death,

but gave their lives over to the plague.

Psalm 78:48–50 — The Lexham English Bible (LEB)

48 He also handed their cattle over to the hail

and their livestock to the lightning bolts.

49 He sent against them his fierce anger,

rage and indignation and trouble,

a band of destroying angels.

50 He cleared a path for his anger.

He did not spare them from death

but handed their life over to the plague.

Psalm 78:48–50 — New International Reader’s Version (1998) (NIrV)

48 He killed their cattle with hail.

Their livestock were struck by lightning.

49 He brought great trouble on Egypt by pouring out his blazing anger.

In his hot anger he sent destroying angels against them.

50 God prepared a path for his anger.

He didn’t spare their lives.

He gave them over to the plague.

Psalm 78:48–50 — New American Standard Bible: 1995 Update (NASB95)

48 He gave over their cattle also to the hailstones

And their herds to bolts of lightning.

49 He sent upon them His burning anger,

Fury and indignation and trouble,

A band of destroying angels.

50 He leveled a path for His anger;

He did not spare their soul from death,

But gave over their life to the plague,


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