Psalms 78:17

Psalms 78:17 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And they sinned yet more against him by provoking the most High in the wilderness.
• 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 split the rocks in the wilderness and gave them water as abundant as the seas; 16he brought streams out of a rocky crag and made water flow down like rivers. But they continued to sin against him, rebelling in the wilderness against the Most High. 18They willfully put God to the test by demanding the food they craved. 19They spoke against God; they said, “Can God really spread a table in the wilderness?

Psalms 78:17 word by word

וַיּוֹסִ֣יפוּ ע֭וֹד לַחֲטֹא־ל֑וֹ לַֽמְר֥וֹת עֶ֝לְי֗וֹן בַּצִּיָּֽה׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• And they sinnedחָטָאchâţâ' · to sinH2398
• yet moreיָסַףyâsaph · to add: againH3254
• against him by provokingמָרָהmârâh · to rebelH4784
• the most Highעֶלְיוֹן‛elyôn · Most HighH5945
• in the wildernessצִיָּהtsîyâh · drynessH6723

Cross-references for Psalms 78:17

• Psalms 78:32In spite of all this, they kept on sinning; in spite of his wonders, they did not believe.
• Psalms 95:8“Do not harden your hearts as you did at Meribah, as you did that day at Massah in the wilderness,
• Psalms 106:13But they soon forgot what he had done and did not wait for his plan to unfold.
• Deuteronomy 9:8At Horeb you aroused the Lord’s wrath so that he was angry enough to destroy you.
• Hebrews 3:16Who were they who heard and rebelled? Were they not all those Moses led out of Egypt?

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

Topics related to Psalms 78:17

• Blessing
• God Continued...
• Ingratitude
• Meteorology and Celestial Phenomena
• Miracles
• Murmuring
• Wicked (People)

In the dictionaries

• Most High
• Asaph
• Compassion
• Consume
• Gush
• Limit
• Psalms
• Wilderness
• Dark Sayings
• God

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