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Psalms 78:17
17Yet they kept on sinning against him, rebelling against the Most High in the desert.
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.
- 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.
Context of Psalms 78:17
15He split open the rocks in the wilderness to give them water, as from a gushing spring. 16He made streams pour from the rock, making the waters flow down like a river! Yet they kept on sinning against him, rebelling against the Most High in the desert. 18They stubbornly tested God in their hearts, demanding the foods they craved. 19They even spoke against God himself, saying, “God can’t give us food in the wilderness.
Read all of Psalms 78Psalms 78:17 word by word
וַיּוֹסִ֣יפוּ ע֭וֹד לַחֲטֹא־ל֑וֹ לַֽמְר֥וֹת עֶ֝לְי֗וֹן בַּצִּיָּֽה׃Read the interlinear
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Cross-references for Psalms 78:17
- Psalms 78:32But in spite of this, the people kept sinning. Despite his wonders, they refused to trust him.
- Psalms 95:8The Lord says, “Don’t harden your hearts as Israel did at Meribah, as they did at Massah in the wilderness.
- Psalms 106:13Yet how quickly they forgot what he had done! They wouldn’t wait for his counsel!
- Deuteronomy 9:8Even at Mount Sinai you made the Lord so angry he was ready to destroy you.
- Hebrews 3:16And who was it who rebelled against God, even though they heard his voice? Wasn’t it the people 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
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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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