Psalms 78:41

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“Again and again they tested God and provoked the Holy One of Israel.”

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BSBPD

“Again and again they tested God and provoked the Holy One of Israel.”

Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)
KJVPD

“Yea, they turned back and tempted God, and limited the Holy One of Israel.”

King James Version · Public Domain
ASVPD

“And they turned again and tempted God, And provoked the Holy One of Israel.”

American Standard Version · Public Domain
YLTPD

“Yea, they turn back, and try God, And the Holy One of Israel have limited.”

Young's Literal Translation · Public Domain
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Cross references

Other passages that echo Psalms 78:41 — 11 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  1. Numbers 14:4So they said to one another, “Let us appoint a leader and return to Egypt.”
  2. Numbers 14:22not one of the men who have seen My glory and the signs I performed in Egypt and in the wilderness—yet have tested Me and disobeyed Me these ten times—
  3. Deuteronomy 6:16Do not test the LORD your God as you tested Him at Massah.
  4. 2 Kings 19:22Whom have you taunted and blasphemed? Against whom have you raised your voice and lifted your eyes in pride? Against the Holy One of Israel!
  5. Psalms 78:19They spoke against God, saying, “Can God really prepare a table in the wilderness?
  6. Psalms 89:18Surely our shield belongs to the LORD, and our king to the Holy One of Israel.
  7. Isaiah 1:4Alas, O sinful nation, a people laden with iniquity, a brood of evildoers, children of depravity! They have forsaken the LORD; they have despised the Holy One of Israel and turned their backs on Him.
  8. Mark 5:35While He was still speaking, messengers from the house of Jairus arrived and said, “Your daughter is dead; why bother the Teacher anymore?”
  9. Acts 7:39But our fathers refused to obey him. Instead, they rejected him and in their hearts turned back to Egypt.
  10. Hebrews 3:8do not harden your hearts, as you did in the rebellion, in the day of testing in the wilderness,
  11. 2 Peter 2:21It would have been better for them not to have known the way of righteousness than to have known it and then to turn away from the holy commandment passed on to them.

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