Psalms 78:40 — Compare Translations
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English (YLT) 1898 Young's Literal Translation by Robert Young
How often do they provoke Him in the wilderness, Grieve Him in the desolate place?
English ASV
How oft did they rebel against him in the wilderness, And grieve him in the desert!
English Amplified
How often they defied and rebelled against Him in the wilderness and grieved Him in the desert!
English Amplified Classic Bible 1987
How often they defied and rebelled against Him in the wilderness and grieved Him in the desert!
English Berean Standard Bible (BSB) 2025
How often they disobeyed Him in the wilderness and grieved Him in the desert!
English CSB 2017 - Christian Standard Bible
How often they rebelled against him in the wilderness and grieved him in the desert.
English Darby 1890 : Public Domain
How oft did they provoke him in the wilderness, and grieve him in the desert!
English EASY 2024
When the Israelite people were in the wilderness, they often turned against God. That caused God to be very sad.
English ERV 2006 - Only For Website
Oh, they caused him so much trouble in the desert! They made him so sad.
English ESV 2016 == The Holy Bible, English Standard Version. ESV® Text Edition: 2016. Copyright © 2001 by Crossway Bibles
How often they rebelled against him in the wilderness and grieved him in the desert!
English GNT (Good News Translation)
How often they rebelled against him in the desert; how many times they made him sad!
English God's Word - GW 1995
How often they rebelled against him in the wilderness! How often they caused him grief in the desert!
English HCSB 2004 - Copyrighted Only For Website
How often they rebelled against Him in the wilderness and grieved Him in the desert.
English KJV 1611
How oft did they provoke him in the wilderness, and grieve him in the desert!
English LSB
How often they rebelled against Him in the wilderness And grieved Him in the wasteland!
English MEV 2014 (Modern English Version)
How often they provoked Him in the wilderness and grieved Him in the desert!
English NASB (New American Standard Bible - NASB 1995)
How often they rebelled against Him in the wilderness And grieved Him in the desert!
English NASU 1989 - New American Standard Update - Only for Website
How often they rebelled against God in the desert, grieved him in the wasteland.
English NET Bible - 2005 (New English Translation)
How often they rebelled against him in the wilderness, and insulted him in the desert!
English NIRV 1996 - Copyrighted only for Website
How often they refused to obey him in the desert! How often they caused him sorrow in that dry and empty land!
English NIV
How often they rebelled against him in the desert and grieved him in the wasteland!
English NKJ 1982
How often they provoked Him in the wilderness, And grieved Him in the desert!
English NLT
Oh, how often they rebelled against him in the desert and grieved his heart in the wilderness.
English NRSV 1989 - Only for website
How often they rebelled against him in the wilderness and grieved him in the desert!
English Passion Translation Bible 2020
How many times they rebelled in their desert days! How they grieved him with their grumblings.
English RSV (Revised Standard Version)
How often they rebelled against him in the wilderness and grieved him in the desert!
English TL (The Living Bible) (1971)
Oh, how often they rebelled against him in those desert years and grieved his heart.
English Tyndale 1537
O how oft have they grieved him in the wilderness? How many a time have they provoked him in the desert?