Psaume 89:32

32 Je punirai de la verge leurs transgressions, Et par des coups leurs iniquités;

Psaume 89:32 Meaning and Commentary

Psalms 89:32

Then will I visit their transgression with the rod
That is, of men; as in ( 2 Samuel 7:14 ) , the Lord making use of men to chastise his people by, as he did of the neighbouring nations of the Jews, when they sinned against him; and so the Targum interprets it here,

``I will visit their transgressions by the hands of the tribes of the ungodly;''

or with such afflictions as are common to men, ( 1 Corinthians 10:13 ) , in a kind, humane, moderate way, in measure, in judgment, and not in wrath and hot displeasure; or in such like manner as a man chastises his children, which is in love, ( Deuteronomy 8:5 )

and their iniquity with stripes;
such as diseases of body, loss of relations, crosses and disappointments in the world; not with the stripes of divine vengeance, of vindictive justice, such as Christ, the surety of his people, endured for them; but with the scourges of a father, ( Isaiah 53:8 ) ( Hebrews 12:6 ) .

Psaume 89:32 In-Context

30 Si ses fils abandonnent ma loi Et ne marchent pas selon ses ordonnances,

31 S'ils violent mes préceptes Et n'observent pas mes commandements,

32 Je punirai de la verge leurs transgressions, Et par des coups leurs iniquités;

33 Mais je ne lui retirerai point ma bonté Et je ne trahirai pas ma fidélité,

34 Je ne violerai point mon alliance Et je ne changerai pas ce qui est sorti de mes lèvres.