The Meaning of Psalms 78:28 Explained

Psalms 78:28

KJV: And he let it fall in the midst of their camp, round about their habitations.

YLT: And causeth it to fall in the midst of His camp, Round about His tabernacles.

Darby: And he let it fall in the midst of their camp, round about their habitations:

ASV: And he let it fall in the midst of their camp, Round about their habitations.

KJV Reverse Interlinear

And he let [it] fall  in the midst  of their camp,  round about  their habitations. 

What does Psalms 78:28 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 78:28 mean?

And He let [them] fall in the midst of their camp all around their dwellings
וַ֭יַּפֵּל בְּקֶ֣רֶב מַחֲנֵ֑הוּ סָ֝בִ֗יב לְמִשְׁכְּנֹתָֽיו

וַ֭יַּפֵּל  And  He  let  [them]  fall 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Hifil, Consecutive imperfect, third person masculine singular
Root: נָפַל  
Sense: to fall, lie, be cast down, fail.
בְּקֶ֣רֶב  in  the  midst 
Parse: Preposition-b, Noun, masculine singular construct
Root: קֶרֶב  
Sense: midst, among, inner part, middle.
מַחֲנֵ֑הוּ  of  their  camp 
Parse: Noun, common singular construct, third person masculine singular
Root: מַחֲנֶה  
Sense: encampment, camp.
סָ֝בִ֗יב  all  around 
Parse: Adverb
Root: מוּסָב 
Sense: places round about, circuit, round about adv.
לְמִשְׁכְּנֹתָֽיו  their  dwellings 
Parse: Preposition-l, Noun, masculine plural construct, third person masculine singular
Root: מִשְׁכָּן  
Sense: dwelling place, tabernacle.

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