Psalm 89:32

32 I will punish their sin with the rod, their iniquity with flogging;

Psalm 89:32 in Other Translations

32 Then will I visit their transgression with the rod, and their iniquity with stripes.

32 then I will punish their transgression with the rod and their iniquity with stripes,

32 then I will punish their sin with the rod, and their disobedience with beating.

32 - I'll rub their faces in the dirt of their rebellion and make them face the music.

32 Then will I visit their transgression with the rod, And their iniquity with stripes.

32 then with a rod I will punish their rebellion and their crimes with beatings.

32 then I will call their rebellion to account with the rod, their sin with blows.

32 Then I will punish them for their sins. I will strike them with the rod. I will whip them for their evil acts.

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 “If his sons forsake my law and do not follow my statutes,

31 if they violate my decrees and fail to keep my commands,

32 I will punish their sin with the rod, their iniquity with flogging;

33 but I will not take my love from him, nor will I ever betray my faithfulness.

34 I will not violate my covenant or alter what my lips have uttered.

Cross References

• 1. 2 Samuel 7:14