King James Version
psalm 78:33 in the King James Version says “Therefore their days did he consume in vanity, and their years in trouble.” — study this verse from psalm chapter 78 with commentary, cross-references, and original Greek word analysis.
“Therefore their days did he consume in vanity, and their years in trouble.”
psalm 78:33 · KJV
The wrath of God came upon them, and slew the fattest of them, and smote down the chosen men of Israel. smote: Heb. made to bow Chosen: or, young men
For all this they sinned still, and believed not for his wondrous works.
Therefore their days did he consume in vanity, and their years in trouble.
When he slew them, then they sought him: and they returned and enquired early after God.
And they remembered that God was their rock, and the high God their redeemer.
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