The Meaning of Psalms 78:27 Explained

Psalms 78:27

KJV: He rained flesh also upon them as dust, and feathered fowls like as the sand of the sea:

YLT: And He raineth on them flesh as dust, And as sand of the seas -- winged fowl,

Darby: And he rained flesh upon them as dust, and feathered fowl as the sand of the seas,

ASV: He rained flesh also upon them as the dust, And winged birds as the sand of the seas:

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CONTEXT: What is the Context of Psalms 78:27?

MEANING: What does Psalms 78:27 Mean?

WORDS: What do the individual words in Psalms 78:27 mean?

RELATIONS: What do the major concepts mean in Psalms 78:27?

What is the context of Psalms 78:27?

KJV Reverse Interlinear

He rained flesh also upon them as dust, and feathered fowls like as the sand of the sea:

What does Psalms 78:27 Mean?

Context Summary

Psalms 78:25-37 - Blessed Yet Ungrateful

God our Father is prepared to do "exceeding abundantly" for His children; but too often we become so engrossed with His gifts as to forget and neglect the Giver. We allow ourselves enjoyment to point of satiety; and then, by an inevitable revulsion, we begin to suffer. Always acknowledge God while enjoying His gifts. Do not separate the gifts of His grace and those of His providence. All good and perfect gifts are from Him, and are to be received with equal thanksgiving. Do not use them in excess, but in moderation; and let not the enjoyment of their sweetness be your main object, but that you may be fitted to play your part and do your work in the world.

It must greatly wound the love of God that we need to be placed on short rations in order to bring us back to Himself. But how true is Psalms 78:34 of us all! We sadly require to have the stedfast heart, and to be faithful to our side of the Covenant, for we must all confess to the sin of fickleness and changeableness in our religious life. Our constant prayer should be that of Psalms 51:10, Renew a stedfast spirit within me. But how can this be ours, except by the dwelling and uprising within us of the life of God? [source]

Chapter Summary: Psalms 78

¹ An exhortation both to learn and to preach, the law of God
⁹ The story of God's wrath against the incredulous and disobedient
⁶⁷ The Israelites being rejected, God chose Judah, Zion, and David

What do the individual words in Psalms 78:27 mean?

And He rained on them like the dust meat and like the sand of the seas fowl Feathered

וַיַּמְטֵ֬ר עֲלֵיהֶ֣ם כֶּעָפָ֣ר שְׁאֵ֑ר וּֽכְח֥וֹל יַ֝מִּ֗ים ע֣וֹף כָּנָֽף

וַיַּמְטֵ֬ר	And He rained
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Hifil, Consecutive imperfect, third person masculine singular Root: מָטַר Sense: to rain.
עֲלֵיהֶ֣ם	on them
Parse: Preposition, third person masculine plural Root: עַל Sense: upon, on the ground of, according to, on account of, on behalf of, concerning, beside, in addition to, together with, beyond, above, over, by, on to, towards, to, against.
כֶּעָפָ֣ר	like the dust
Parse: Preposition-k, Article, Noun, masculine singular Root: עָפָר Sense: dry earth, dust, powder, ashes, earth, ground, mortar, rubbish.
שְׁאֵ֑ר	meat
Parse: Noun, masculine singular Root: שְׁאֵר Sense: flesh, food, body, near kin, near kinswoman.
וּֽכְח֥וֹל	and like the sand
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Preposition-k, Noun, masculine singular construct Root: חֹול Sense: sand.
יַ֝מִּ֗ים	of the seas
Parse: Noun, masculine plural Root: יָם Sense: sea.
ע֣וֹף	fowl
Parse: Noun, masculine singular construct Root: עֹוף Sense: flying creatures, fowl, insects, birds.
כָּנָֽף	Feathered
Parse: Noun, feminine singular Root: כָּנָף Sense: wing, extremity, edge, winged, border, corner, shirt.

What are the major concepts related to Psalms 78:27?

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