78:15 He broke open rocks in the wilderness,
and gave them enough water to fill the depths of the sea. 6
78:16 He caused streams to flow from the rock,
and made the water flow like rivers.
105:41 He opened up a rock and water flowed out;
a river ran through dry regions.
105:1 Give thanks to the Lord!
Call on his name!
Make known his accomplishments among the nations!
1 tn The construction uses הִנְנִי עֹמֵד (hinni ’omed) to express the futur instans or imminent future of the verb: “I am going to be standing.”
2 tn Or “by” (NIV, NLT).
3 tn The form is a Hiphil perfect with the vav (ו) consecutive; it follows the future nuance of the participle and so is equivalent to an imperfect tense nuance of instruction.
4 tn These two verbs are also perfect tenses with vav (ו) consecutive: “and [water] will go out…and [the people] will drink.” But the second verb is clearly the intent or the result of the water gushing from the rock, and so it may be subordinated.
5 tn Heb “in the eyes of.”
6 tn Heb “and caused them to drink, like the depths, abundantly.”
11 sn Psalm 105. The psalmist summons Israel to praise God because he delivered his people from Egypt in fulfillment of his covenantal promises to Abraham. A parallel version of vv. 1-15 appears in 1 Chr 16:8-22.
16 tn The adverbial participle ἀκούσαντες (akousante") is understood to be temporal and translated with “since.” A causal idea may also be in the apostle’s mind, but the context emphasizes temporal ideas, e.g., “from the day” (v. 6).