King James Version
Psalms 78:17
17And they sinned yet more against him by provoking the most High in the wilderness.
Psalms 78:17 in other versions
- New International Version (NIV)But they continued to sin against him, rebelling in the wilderness against the Most High.
- English Standard Version (ESV)Yet they sinned still more against him, rebelling against the Most High in the desert.
- New King James Version (NKJV)But they sinned even more against Him By rebelling against the Most High in the wilderness.
- New Living Translation (NLT)Yet they kept on sinning against him, rebelling against the Most High in the desert.
Context of Psalms 78:17
15He clave the rocks in the wilderness, and gave them drink as out of the great depths. 16He brought streams also out of the rock, and caused waters to run down like rivers. And they sinned yet more against him by provoking the most High in the wilderness. 18And they tempted God in their heart by asking meat for their lust. 19Yea, they spake against God; they said, Can God furnish a table in the wilderness?
Read all of Psalms 78Psalms 78:17 word by word
וַיּוֹסִ֣יפוּ ע֭וֹד לַחֲטֹא־ל֑וֹ לַֽמְר֥וֹת עֶ֝לְי֗וֹן בַּצִּיָּֽה׃Read the interlinear
Cross-references for Psalms 78:17
- Psalms 78:32For all this they sinned still, and believed not for his wondrous works.
- Psalms 95:8Harden not your heart, as in the provocation, and as in the day of temptation in the wilderness:
- Psalms 106:13They soon forgat his works; they waited not for his counsel:
- Deuteronomy 9:8Also in Horeb ye provoked the Lord to wrath, so that the Lord was angry with you to have destroyed you.
- Hebrews 3:16For some, when they had heard, did provoke: howbeit not all that came out of Egypt by Moses.
Commentaries on Psalms 78:17
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 17And they sinned yet more against him - literally, “They added to sin against him.” The idea is, that his mercies, and the proofs of his presence were only made the occasion of greater sin on their part. This may have been in two ways; (1) their sin was thus more aggravated, as being committed against greater light; and (2) they evinced more and more their depravity, in proportion as he bestowed mercies on them - not an uncommon thing with people. By…Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 9-39Verses 9-39 Sin dispirits men, and takes away the heart. Forgetfulness of God's works is the cause of disobedience to his laws. This narrative relates a struggle between God's goodness and man's badness. The Lord hears all our murmurings and distrusts, and is much displeased. Those that will not believe the power of God's mercy, shall feel the fire of his indignation. Those cannot be said to trust in God's salvation as their happiness at last, who can not…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 17-31Israel rebelled in the wilderness despite God’s abundant provision.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 17-2017-20. yet more--literally, "added to sin," instead of being led to repentance (Ro 2:4).Read the comment
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Commentaries on Psalms 78
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Calvin’s Commentaries
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- The Treasury of David
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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