Mazmur 78:18

78:18 They willfully challenged God ¹ 

by asking for food to satisfy their appetite.

Mazmur 78:42

78:42 They did not remember what he had done, ² 

how he delivered them from the enemy, ³ 

[78:18]  ¹ tn Heb “and they tested God in their heart.” The “heart” is viewed here as the center of their volition.

[78:42]  ² tn Heb “his hand,” symbolizing his saving activity and strength, as the next line makes clear.

[78:42]  ³ tn Heb “[the] day [in] which he ransomed them from [the] enemy.”