Psalms 78:17

78:17 Yet they continued to sin against him,

and rebelled against the sovereign One ¹  in the desert.

Psalms 105:41

105:41 He opened up a rock and water flowed out;

a river ran through dry regions.

Psalms 107:35

107:35 As for his people, ²  he turned ³  a desert into a pool of water,

and a dry land into springs of water.

[78:17]  ¹ tn Heb “rebelling [against] the Most High.”

[107:35]  ² tn The words “As for his people” are not included in the Hebrew text, but have been supplied in the translation for the sake of clarity. The psalmist contrasts God’s judgment on his enemies with his blessing of his people. See the note on the word “enemies” in v. 39 for further discussion.

[107:35]  ³ tn The verbal form appears to be a preterite, which is most naturally taken as narrational. See the note on the word “turned” in v. 33.