Psalms 78:59

When God heard this, He. There is no "When" in the Hebrew Render: "God heard this, and He was wroth"

heard. Figure of speech Anthropopatheia. App-6.

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Heard — Perceived or understood, it is spoken of God after the manner of men.

⁵⁹ When God heard this, he was wroth, and greatly abhorred Israel:

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Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

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Wesley's Explanatory Notes

Psalms 78:59