Psalm 78:32-33

The Pulpit Commentary - Psalms 78:32

For all this they sinned still. Neither gratitude for favours received ( Psalms 78:13-17 ), nor alarm at punishments inflicted ( Psalms 78:31 ), had any effect on the stiff-necked people; despite of both, they "sinned still" (comp. Psalms 78:40 , Psalms 78:41 , Psalms 78:56-58 ). And believed not for his wondrous works. Unbelief was at the root of their contumacy. They could not deny God's mighty works in the past, but they did not accept them as any evidence of his power to do... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Psalms 78:32

The tenacity of sin. This psalm might have for title, "The Devil's Grip;" "The Heart hold of Sin;" "The Gates of Hell prevailing," or any other such sad surname. For throughout its weary length it tells of scarce anything else. And would that it were only an old-world story!—a tale of ancient Israel, but of nobody else. But concerning such persistence in sin, note— I. IT IS SEEN TODAY AS MUCH AS EVER . In the history of nations; of Churches; of families; of individuals.... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Psalms 78:32-39

God's tender mercy. This passage describes the conduct of the rebellious and lustful Israelites in the wilderness, and sets forth three things—God's chastisement of their sin; their superficial repentance; God's pitiful compassion. I. GOD 'S CHASTISEMENT OF SIN . ( Psalms 78:33 , Psalms 78:34 .) "The wrath of God is revealed from heaven against all ungodliness and unrighteousness of men, who hold the truth in unrighteousness." 1 . Their sin was sensual indifference to... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Psalms 78:33

Therefore their days did he consume in vanity, and their years in trouble. Their faithlessness was punished by their forty years of vain and purposeless wandering in the wilderness, and by the "troubles" that befell them there. read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Psalms 78:32

For all this they sinned still - Even this did not reclaim them, and prevent their sinning. Heavy judgments do not always restrain men from sin. Not unfrequently they take occasion from such judgments to sin the more.And believed not for his wondrous works - They did not trust in His wondrous works; or, those works did not have the effect of producing faith. See Psalms 78:22-23. The same thing occurred in the life of the Saviour. John 12:37. read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Psalms 78:33

Therefore their days did he consume in vanity - He suffered them to spend their days - the days of that entire generation - in vain and fruitless wanderings in the desert. Instead of leading them at once to the promised land, they were kept there to wear out their life in tedious monotony, accomplishing nothing - wandering from place to place - until all the generation that had come out of Egypt had died.And their years in trouble - literally, “in terror.” Amidst the troubles, the alarms, the... read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Psalms 78:33

Psalms 78:33. Their days did he consume in vanity In tedious and fruitless marches hither and thither, sometimes forward and sometimes backward, which they knew would never bring them, in their own persons, to their promised and much desired land; and their years in trouble In manifold diseases, dangers, and perplexities. In such vanity and trouble were they condemned, by an irreversible doom, for their unbelief, distrust of God, their murmurings and rebellions against him, their... read more

Donald C. Fleming

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Psalms 78:1-68

Psalms 78:0 Lessons from historyBeing a true teacher, the psalmist is concerned for the spiritual condition of his people. His present intention is to comment on events in the history of Israel so that people of future generations may take heed (1-4). God gave his law to his people to guide them. The record of his faithfulness will be an encouragement, the record of Israel’s failures a warning (5-8).The first reminder is of the stubbornness of the tribe of Ephraim in one of Israel’s early... read more

E.W. Bullinger

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Psalms 78:32

For all this = In, or amid all this. read more

E.W. Bullinger

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Psalms 78:33

in vanity = in a breath. i.e. the whole generation of men quickly died out. Compare Numbers 14:29 , Numbers 14:35 ; Numbers 26:64 , Numbers 26:65 . read more

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