Psalm 89:32

32 so will ich ihre Sünde mit der Rute heimsuchen und ihre Missetat mit Plagen;

Psalm 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 ) .

Psalm 89:32 In-Context

30 Wo aber seine Kinder mein Gesetz verlassen und in meinen Rechten nicht wandeln,

31 so sie meine Ordnungen entheiligen und meine Gebote nicht halten,

32 so will ich ihre Sünde mit der Rute heimsuchen und ihre Missetat mit Plagen;

33 aber meine Gnade will ich nicht von ihm wenden und meine Wahrheit nicht lassen trügen.

34 Ich will meinen Bund nicht entheiligen, und nicht ändern, was aus meinem Munde gegangen ist.