Psalms 78 · Verse 32

Psalms 78:32

For all this they sinned still, and believed not for his wondrous works.
Psalms 78:32, King James Version

Psalms 78:32 in other translations

BSBIn spite of all this, they kept on sinning; despite His wonderful works, they did not believe.
WEBFor all this they still sinned, and didn’t believe in his wondrous works.
ASVFor all this they sinned still, And believed not in his wondrous works.
YLTWith all this they have sinned again, And have not believed in His wonders.
DARBYFor all this, they sinned still, and believed not in his marvellous works;
BBEFor all this they went on sinning even more, and had no faith in his great wonders.
WebsterFor all this they sinned still, and believed not for his wondrous works.

What does Psalms 78:32 mean?

Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 32 For all this they sinned still - How astonishing is this! They were neither drawn by mercies, nor awed by judgments! But we shall cease to wonder at this, if we have a thorough acquaintance with our own hearts.

Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Psalms 78:9-39

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…

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Psalms 78:32 in the original Hebrew

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

בְּכָל\־be.kholin allH3605
זֹ֭אתzotthisH2063
חָֽטְאוּ\־cha.te.'u-they sinnedH2398
ע֑וֹדodagainH5750
וְלֹֽא\־ve.lo'-and notH3808
הֶ֝אֱמִ֗ינוּhe.'e.Mi.nuthey believedH539
בְּנִפְלְאוֹתָֽיו\׃be.nif.le.'o.Tavin wonders hisH6381

Source: STEPBible TAHOT/TAGNT (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0).

Cross references for Psalms 78:32

  • 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:

  • 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.

  • 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 man do, he shall even live in them; and my sabbaths they greatly polluted: then I said, I would pour out my fury upon them in the wilderness, to consume them.

  • Psalms 78:11

    And forgat his works, and his wonders that he had shewed them.

  • Numbers 14:1-45

    And all the congregation lifted up their voice, and cried; and the people wept that night. And all the children of Israel murmured against Moses and against Aaron: and the whole congregation said unto them, Would God that we had died in the land of Egypt! or would God we had died in this wilderness! And wherefore hath the Lord brought us unto this land, to fall by the sword, that our wives and our children should be a prey? were it not better for us to return into Egypt? And they said one to another, Let us make a captain, and let us return into Egypt. …

  • 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 Israel, and took some of them prisoners. And Israel vowed a vow unto the Lord, and said, If thou wilt indeed deliver this people into my hand, then I will utterly destroy their cities. And the Lord hearkened to the voice of Israel, and delivered up the Canaanites; and they utterly destroyed them and their cities: and he called the name of the place Hormah. And they journeyed from mount Hor by the way of the Red sea, to compass the land of Edom: and the soul of the people was much discouraged because of the way. …

  • 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 of Reuben, took men: And they rose up before Moses, with certain of the children of Israel, two hundred and fifty princes of the assembly, famous in the congregation, men of renown: And they gathered themselves together against Moses and against Aaron, and said unto them, Ye take too much upon you, seeing all the congregation are holy, every one of them, and the Lord is among them: wherefore then lift ye up yourselves above the congregation of the Lord? And when Moses heard it, he fell upon his face: …

  • Numbers 25:1-18

    And Israel abode in Shittim, and the people began to commit whoredom with the daughters of Moab. And they called the people unto the sacrifices of their gods: and the people did eat, and bowed down to their gods. And Israel joined himself unto Baal–peor: and the anger of the Lord was kindled against Israel. And the Lord said unto Moses, Take all the heads of the people, and hang them up before the Lord against the sun, that the fierce anger of the Lord may be turned away from Israel. …

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
they sinned.
Nu 14:1-45; 16:1-17:13; 21:1-6; 25:1-18; Eze 20:13
believed.
22; Lu 16:31; Joh 12:37

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (Samuel Bagster, c. 1836) · public domain

Context

  • Psalms 78:31

    The wrath of God came upon them, and slew the fattest of them, and smote down the chosen men of Israel.

  • Psalms 78:32

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

  • Psalms 78:33

    Therefore their days did he consume in vanity, and their years in trouble.

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Psalms 78:32 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909
Con todo esto pecaron aún, y no dieron crédito á sus maravillas.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885
Avec tout cela ils péchèrent encore, et ne crurent point par ses œuvres merveilleuses;
German
Elberfelder 1871
Bei alledem sündigten sie wiederum und glaubten nicht durch seine Wunderwerke.