Psalms 78:32

For all this they sinned still, and believed not for his wondrous works.

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Word by word — the Hebrew

Word	Hebrew	Strong’s	Meaning
sinned	חָֽטְאוּ cha.te.'u-	H2398	properly · verb, qal perfect, 3rd person common plural
believed	הֶ֝אֱמִ֗ינוּ he.'e.Mi.nu	H539	properly · verb, hiphil perfect, 3rd person common plural
works	בְּנִפְלְאוֹתָֽיו be.nif.le.'o.Tav	H6381	properly · preposition + verb, niphal active participle, feminine plural construct + pronominal suffix, 3rd person masculine singular

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Cross-references

John 12:37 But though he had done so many miracles before them, yet they believed not on him:
Psalms 78:22 Because they believed not in God, and trusted not in his salvation:
Ezekiel 20:13 But the house of Israel rebelled against me in the wilderness: they walked not in my statutes, and they despised my judgments, which if a ma…
Luke 16:31 And he said unto him, If they hear not Moses and the prophets, neither will they be persuaded, though one rose from the dead.
Numbers 14:1-45 And all the congregation lifted up their voice, and cried; and the people wept that night.
Psalms 78:11 And forgat his works, and his wonders that he had shewed them.
Numbers 16:1-17 Now Korah, the son of Izhar, the son of Kohath, the son of Levi, and Dathan and Abiram, the sons of Eliab, and On, the son of Peleth, sons o…
Numbers 21:1-6 And when king Arad the Canaanite, which dwelt in the south, heard tell that Israel came by the way of the spies; then he fought against Isra…

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on Psalms 78:9-39

In these verses, I. The psalmist observes the late rebukes of Providence that the people of Israel had been under, which they had brought upon themselves by their dealing treacherously with God, Psa 78:9-11. The children of Ephraim, in which tribe Shiloh was, though they were well armed and shot with bows, yet turned back in the day of battle. This seems to refer to that shameful defeat which the Philistines gave them in Eli's time, when they took the ark prisoner, Sa1 4:10, Sa1 4:11. Of this the psalmist here begins to speak, and, after a long digression, returns to it again, Psa 78:61. Well might that event be thus fresh in mind in David's time, above forty years after, for the ark, which…

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John Gill on Psalms 78:32

For all this they sinned still,.... Those that survived, not being brought to repentance by mercies, nor by judgments; not by mercies, such as before mentioned, though they were great and many, and some of them continued, and of which they were very unworthy; the goodness of God should, but it does not always, lead persons to repentance; mercies, unless they are sanctified, often prove snares and temptations to sin yet more and more; nothing short of the grace of God will bring persons to repentance for sin, or keep them from it: nor by judgments, which were last mentioned, and seem chiefly designed; these have no more effect than the other, unless the power of divine grace goes along with t…

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John Calvin on Psalms 78:32-37

Psalm 78:32-37 32. For all this they still sinned, and believed not his wondrous works 33. And he consumed their days in vanity, and their years in haste. [337] 34. When he slew them, then they sought him; they returned, and hastened early to God. 35. And they remembered that God was their Rock, and that the High God was their Redeemer. 36. And they flattered him with their mouth, and lied to him with their tongue. 37. But their heart was not right before him, neither were they faithful in his covenant 32. For all this they still sinned. It is a common proverb, that fools become wise when the rod is applied to them. Hence it follows, that those who have often been chastised of God, and yet…

The Church Fathers

But the generation crooked and embittering, "in all these things sinned yet more, and they believed not in His wonderful works." "And in their days failed in vanity." Though they might, if they had believed have had days in truth without failing, with Him to whom hath been said, "Thy years shall not fail." Therefore, "their days failed in vanity, and their years with haste." For the whole life of mortal men is hastening, and that which seemeth to be longer is but a vapour of somewhat longer duration.
— Augustine of Hippo, Exposition on Psalm 78

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Dictionary and topics

Ingratitude · 2:6,7; — 2:6,7;
Judgments · Different kinds of: Continued sorrows — Different kinds of: Continued sorrows
Unbelief · General scriptures concerning — General scriptures concerning

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Psalms 78:32

Word by word — the Hebrew

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on Psalms 78:9-39

John Gill on Psalms 78:32

John Calvin on Psalms 78:32-37

The Church Fathers

Dictionary and topics

Psalms 78:32

Word by word — the Hebrew

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on Psalms 78:9-39

John Gill on Psalms 78:32

John Calvin on Psalms 78:32-37

The Church Fathers

Dictionary and topics

Keil & Delitzsch on Psalms 78:26-37

Tyndale Open Study Notes on Psalms 78:32-39

Spurgeon's Treasury of David on Psalms 78:32