Psalm 78

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, being 104 verses shorter than Psalm 119. In the Greek Septuagint version of the bible, and in its Latin translation in the Vulgate, this psalm is Psalm 77 in a slightly different numbering system.

This article uses the Hebrew (Masoretic) Psalms numbering. Psalm 78 in Septuagint/Vulgate numbering would correspond to Psalm 79 in Hebrew numbering.

Uses

Judaism
  • Is recited on the third through sixth days of Passover in some traditions.[2]
  • Verse 36-37 are found in the Foundation of Repentance recited on the eve of Rosh Hashanah[3]
  • Verse 38 (V'hu Rachum) is the first verse of a paragraph by the same name in Pesukei Dezimra,[4] is the seventeenth verse of Yehi Kivod in Pesukei Dezimra,[5] is the opening verse of the long Tachanun recited on Mondays and Thursdays,[6] is found in Uva Letzion,[7] and is one of two verses recited at the beginning of Maariv[8]
  • Verse 54 is part of Pirkei Avot Chapter 6, no. 10[9]
  • Verse 61 is part of the long Tachanun recited on Mondays and Thursdays[10]

New Testament

See also

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