New King James Version
Psalms 89:32
32Then I will punish their transgression with the rod, And their iniquity with stripes.
Psalms 89:32 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)Then will I visit their transgression with the rod, and their iniquity with stripes.
- New International Version (NIV)I will punish their sin with the rod, their iniquity with flogging;
- English Standard Version (ESV)then I will punish their transgression with the rod and their iniquity with stripes,
- New Living Translation (NLT)then I will punish their sin with the rod, and their disobedience with beating.
Context of Psalms 89:32
30“If his sons forsake My law And do not walk in My judgments, 31If they break My statutes And do not keep My commandments, Then I will punish their transgression with the rod, And their iniquity with stripes. 33Nevertheless My lovingkindness I will not utterly take from him, Nor allow My faithfulness to fail. 34My covenant I will not break, Nor alter the word that has gone out of My lips.
Read all of Psalms 89Psalms 89:32 word by word
וּפָקַדְתִּ֣י בְשֵׁ֣בֶט פִּשְׁעָ֑ם וּבִנְגָעִ֥ים עֲוֹנָֽם׃Read the interlinear
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Cross-references for Psalms 89:32
- Exodus 32:34Now therefore, go, lead the people to the place of which I have spoken to you. Behold, My Angel shall go before you. Nevertheless, in the day when I visit for punishment, I will visit punishment upon them for their sin.”
- 2 Samuel 7:14I will be his Father, and he shall be My son. If he commits iniquity, I will chasten him with the rod of men and with the blows of the sons of men.
- 1 Kings 11:6Solomon did evil in the sight of the Lord, and did not fully follow the Lord, as did his father David.
- Proverbs 3:11My son, do not despise the chastening of the Lord, Nor detest His correction;
- Amos 3:2“You only have I known of all the families of the earth; Therefore I will punish you for all your iniquities.”
- 1 Corinthians 11:31For if we would judge ourselves, we would not be judged.
- Hebrews 12:6For whom the Lord loves He chastens, And scourges every son whom He receives.”
Commentaries on Psalms 89:32
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 32Then will I visit their transgression with the rod - They shall be punished, though my mercy shall not be wholly taken from them. God has two objects in his dealings with his backsliding and offending people; (a) one is to show his displeasure at their conduct, or to punish them; (b) the other is to reclaim them. All who have been truly converted, or who are truly his people, will be recovered though they fall into sin; but it may be done, and will be…Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 19-37Verses 19-37 The Lord anointed David with the holy oil, not only as an emblem of the graces and gifts he received, but as a type of Christ, the King Priest, and Prophet, anointed with the Holy Ghost without measure. David after his anointing, was persecuted, but none could gain advantage against him. Yet all this was a faint shadow of the Redeemer's sufferings, deliverance, glory, and authority, in whom alone these predictions and promises are fully…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 30-37The Lord disciplines his children when they go astray, but he does not reject them. He knows they will break their trust and will need correction, yet he remains committed to keep his covenant. His faithfulness to David is like his faithfulness to the created world.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 19-3719-37. Then--when the covenant was established, of whose execution the exalted views of God now given furnish assurance. thou ... to thy holy one--or godly saint, object of favor (Psa 4:3). Nathan is meant (2Sa 7:17; 1Ch 17:3-15). laid help--literally, "given help." David was chosen and then exalted.Read the comment
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Commentaries on Psalms 89
- 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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