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, with 72 verses: Psalm 119 has 176 verses. In the slightly different numbering system of the Greek Septuagint version of the bible, and in its Latin translation in the Vulgate, this psalm is Psalm 77. The New American Bible, Revised Edition entitles it "a new beginning in Zion and David".[2]

Uses

This psalm is recited on the third through sixth days of Passover in some traditions.[3]
Verse 36-37 are found in the Foundation of Repentance recited on the eve of Rosh Hashanah.[4]
Verse 38 (V'hu Rachum) is the first verse of a paragraph by the same name in Pesukei Dezimra,[5] is the seventeenth verse of Yehi Kivod in Pesukei Dezimra,[6] is the opening verse of the long Tachanun recited on Mondays and Thursdays,[7] is found in Uva Letzion,[8] and is one of two verses recited at the beginning of Maariv.[9]
Verse 54 is part of Pirkei Avot Chapter 6, no. 10.[10]
Verse 61 is part of the long Tachanun recited on Mondays and Thursdays.[11]

New International Version
Psalm 78
The Artscroll Tehillim page 329
The Complete Artscroll Machzor for Rosh Hashanah page 7
The Complete Artscroll Siddur page 62
The Complete Artscroll Siddur page 66
The Complete Artscroll Siddur page 125
The Complete Artscroll Siddur page 155
The Complete Artscroll Siddur page 257
The Complete Artscroll Siddur page 587
The Complete Artscroll Siddur page 123
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.

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