Sunday, September 13, 2026

Psalm 78:29

When I read Psalm 78 in German, I noticed a small feature in verse 29:
Da aßen sie und wurden sehr satt; und was sie verlangte, gewährten er ihnen.
In the ESV, this is:
And they ate and were well filled, for he gave them what they craved.
The repetition involved in the alliteration in "sehr satt" and in the consonance in the corresponding "well filled" lends a slight sense of degree.