Bible/Psalms/78

Psalms 78:17

78:16 He brought streams also out of the rock, and caused waters to run down like rivers.
And they sinned yet more against him by provoking the most High in the wilderness.

KJV

Save image

Yet they still went on to sin against him, to rebel against the Most High in the desert.

And they sinned yet more against him by provoking the most High in the wilderness.

And they sinned yet more against him by provoking the most High in the wilderness.

78:18 And they tempted God in their heart by asking meat for their lust.

What does Psalms 78:17 mean?

Psalms 78:17 is a verse in the book of Psalms, in the Old Testament. In the original Hebrew, key words include חָטָא (châṭâʼ), יָסַף (yâçaph), מָרָה (mârâh).

Hebrew interlinear

Full chapter interlinear →
And
they
sinnedחָטָאchâṭâʼ/khaw-taw'/H2398properly, to miss; hence (figuratively and generally) to sin; by inference, to forfeit, lack, expiate, repent, (causatively) lead astray, condemn
yet
moreיָסַףyâçaph/yaw-saf'/H3254to add or augment (often adverbial, to continue to do a thing)
against
him
by
provokingמָרָהmârâh/maw-raw'/H4784to be (causatively, make) bitter (or unpleasant); (figuratively) to rebel (or resist; causatively, to provoke)
the
most
Highעֶלְיוֹןʻelyôwn/el-yone'/H5945an elevation, i.e. (adj.) lofty (compar.); as title, the Supreme
in
the
wilderness.צִיָּהtsîyâh/tsee-yaw'/H6723aridity; concretely, a desert

Topics

IngratitudeMiraclesMurmuringSin

Verses like this

Other verses that share key original-language words with Psalms 78:17.

Exodus 9:34

And when Pharaoh saw that the rain and the hail and the thunders were ceased, he sinned yet more, and hardened his heart, he and his servants.

Leviticus 5:16

And he shall make amends for the harm that he hath done in the holy thing, and shall add the fifth part thereto, and give it unto the priest: and the priest shall make an atonement for him with the ram of the trespass offering, and it shall be forgiven him.

Psalms 78:56

Yet they tempted and provoked the most high God, and kept not his testimonies:

Frequently asked questions

What does Psalms 78:17 say?

Psalms 78:17 (King James Version) reads: "And they sinned yet more against him by provoking the most High in the wilderness."

Is Psalms 78:17 in the Old or New Testament?

Psalms 78:17 is in the Old Testament of the Bible, in the book of Psalms.

Reflect

As you read Psalms 78:17, what is one truth here you can carry into today?

Plan a sermon or study on Psalms 78:17
78:16Read all of Psalms 7878:18