Psalm 78

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This article is about Psalm 78 in Hebrew (Masoretic) numbering. For Psalm 78 in Greek Septuagint or Latin Vulgate numbering, see Psalm 79.
Psalm 78
BookBook of Psalms
Hebrew Bible partKetuvim
Order in the Hebrew part1
CategorySifrei Emet
Christian Bible partOld Testament
Order in the Christian part19

Psalm 78 is the 78th psalm in the biblical Book of Psalms. It is one of the 12 Psalms of Asaph and is described as a "maskil".[1] It is the second-longest Psalm, with 72 verses: Psalm 119 has 176 verses. In the slightly different numbering system of the Greek Septuagint version of the bible, and in its Latin translation in the Vulgate, this psalm is Psalm 77. The New American Bible, Revised Edition entitles it "a new beginning in Zion and David".[2]

Uses[]

Judaism[]

  • This psalm is recited on the third through sixth days of Passover in some traditions.[3]
  • Verse 36-37 are found in the Foundation of Repentance recited on the eve of Rosh Hashanah.[4]
  • Verse 38 (V'hu Rachum) is the first verse of a paragraph by the same name in Pesukei Dezimra,[5] is the seventeenth verse of Yehi Kivod in Pesukei Dezimra,[6] is the opening verse of the long Tachanun recited on Mondays and Thursdays,[7] is found in Uva Letzion,[8] and is one of two verses recited at the beginning of Maariv.[9]
  • Verse 54 is part of Pirkei Avot Chapter 6, no. 10.[10]
  • Verse 61 is part of the long Tachanun recited on Mondays and Thursdays.[11]

New Testament[]

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ New International Version
  2. ^ Psalm 78
  3. ^ The Artscroll Tehillim page 329
  4. ^ The Complete Artscroll Machzor for Rosh Hashanah page 7
  5. ^ The Complete Artscroll Siddur page 62
  6. ^ The Complete Artscroll Siddur page 66
  7. ^ The Complete Artscroll Siddur page 125
  8. ^ The Complete Artscroll Siddur page 155
  9. ^ The Complete Artscroll Siddur page 257
  10. ^ The Complete Artscroll Siddur page 587
  11. ^ The Complete Artscroll Siddur page 123
  12. ^ a b Kirkpatrick, A. F. (1901). The Book of Psalms: with Introduction and Notes. The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges. Vol. Book IV and V: Psalms XC-CL. Cambridge: At the University Press. p. 839. Retrieved February 28, 2019.

External links[]

  • Psalm 78 in Hebrew and English - Mechon-mamre
  • Psalm 78 King James Bible - Wikisource
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