Passage

Psalms 78.51

Book: Psalms · NASB95

Immediate context (±2 verses)

ASV

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,

51. And smote all the first-born in Egypt, The chief of their strength in the tents of Ham.

But he led forth his own people like sheep, And guided them in the wilderness like a flock. 53. And he led them safely, so that they feared not; But the sea overwhelmed their enemies. (Psalms 78:49-53, ASV)

WEB

49. He threw on them the fierceness of his anger, wrath, indignation, and trouble, and a band of angels of evil. 50. He made a path for his anger. He didn’t spare their soul from death, but gave their life over to the pestilence,

51. and struck all the firstborn in Egypt, the chief of their strength in the tents of Ham.

But he led out his own people like sheep, and guided them in the wilderness like a flock. 53. He led them safely, so that they weren’t afraid, but the sea overwhelmed their enemies. (Psalms 78:49-53, WEB)

KJV

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; ^{He made: Heb. He weighed a path} ^{life: or, beasts to the murrain}

51. And smote all the firstborn in Egypt; the chief of their strength in the tabernacles of Ham:

But made his own people to go forth like sheep, and guided them in the wilderness like a flock. 53. And he led them on safely, so that they feared not: but the sea overwhelmed their enemies. ^{overwhelmed: Heb. covered} (Psalms 78:49-53, KJV)

YLT

49. He sendeth on them the fury of His anger, Wrath, and indignation, and distress, A discharge of evil messengers. 50. He pondereth a path for His anger, He kept not back their soul from death, Yea, their life to the pestilence He delivered up.

51. And He smiteth every first-born in Egypt, The first-fruit of the strong in tents of Ham.

And causeth His people to journey as a flock, And guideth them as a drove in a wilderness, 53. And He leadeth them confidently, And they have not been afraid, And their enemies hath the sea covered. (Psalms 78:49-53, YLT)

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Theological reading

Patristic / early-church-father exegesis, to be added.

Key words

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Arguments and defeaters:

Curse of Ham Objection Defeater

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Why these four translations

ris3n chose ASV, WEB, KJV, and YLT for two reasons together. They are the most literal English translations available (formal-equivalence: word-for-word renderings that preserve the Hebrew and Greek grammar rather than smoothing it into modern dynamic-equivalence idiom). And they are in the public domain in the United States, which means fair-use quotation at any length requires no publisher license. Modern licensed translations (NASB95, ESV, NIV) restrict volume of quotation under their copyright terms, so they are not used at stub-level coverage here. NASB95 appears only on hand-curated rich passage hubs under Lockman Foundation's fair-use allowance.

The four:

ASV (American Standard Version, 1901). The basis of the modern critical-text English tradition.
WEB (World English Bible, contemporary). Public-domain revision in the ASV line, in current English.
KJV (King James Version, 1611). Reformation-era, Textus Receptus base.
YLT (Young's Literal Translation, Robert Young, 1862). Hyper-literal preservation of Hebrew and Greek grammar; useful for word-study work even where English reads stiff.

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