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class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/psalms/78.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />And they sinned yet more against him by provoking the most High in the wilderness.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/psalms/78.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />But they sinned even more against Him By rebelling against the Most High in the wilderness.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/psalms/78.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />Yet they still continued to sin against Him, To rebel against the Most High in the desert.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/psalms/78.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />Yet they still continued to sin against Him, To rebel against the Most High in the desert.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/psalms/78.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />Yet they still continued to sin against Him, To rebel against the Most High in the desert.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/psalms/78.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />Yet they still continued to sin against Him, To rebel against the Most High in the desert.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/psalms/78.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />Yet they still continued to sin against Him By rebelling against the Most High in the desert.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/psalms/78.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />But they continued to sin against him, rebelling in the desert against the Most High.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/psalms/78.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />But they continued to sin against Him, rebelling in the desert against the Most High. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/psalms/78.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />Yet went they on still to sin against him, To rebel against the Most High in the desert.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/psalms/78.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />But in the desert, the people of God Most High kept sinning and rebelling. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/psalms/78.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />Yet went they on still to sin against him, to rebel against the Most High in the desert.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/psalms/78.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />They continued to sin against him, to rebel in the desert against the Most High.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/psalms/78.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />But they continued to sin against God, and in the desert they rebelled against the Most High. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/psalms/78.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />But time and again, they sinned against him, rebelling against the Most High in the desert.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/psalms/78.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />But they continued to sin against Him, rebelling in the desert against the Most High.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/psalms/78.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />Yet they continued to sin against him, and rebelled against the sovereign One in the desert. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/psalms/78.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />Yet they still went on to sin against him, to rebel against the Most High in the desert.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/psalms/78.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />And they sinned yet more against him by provoking the Most High in the wilderness.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/psalms/78.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />Yet they still went on to sin against him, to rebel against the Most High in the desert. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/psalms/78.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />And they still add to sin against Him, "" To provoke the Most High in the dry place.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/psalms/78.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> And they add still to sin against Him, To provoke the Most High in the dry place.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/psalms/78.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />And they will yet add to sin against him to embitter the Most High in a dry land.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/psalms/78.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />And they added yet more sin against him: they provoked the most High to wrath in the place without water. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/psalms/78.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br /><V 77:17>And yet, they continued to sin against him. In a waterless place, they provoked the Most High with resentment.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/psalms/78.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />But they went on sinning against him, rebelling against the Most High in the desert. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/psalms/78.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />Yet they sinned still more against him, rebelling against the Most High in the desert.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/psalms/78.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />But the people continued to sin, and to murmur against the most High in their thirst for water.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/psalms/78.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />And the people continued again to sin and to bitterly provoke The Highest with thirst.<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/psalms/78.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />Yet went they on still to sin against Him, To rebel against the Most High in the desert.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/psalms/78.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />And they sinned yet more against him; they provoked the Most High in the wilderness.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/psalms/78-17.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/nFaD2oDhKPc?start=9581" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/psalms/78.htm">I Will Open My Mouth in Parables</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">16</span>He brought streams from the stone and made water flow down like rivers. <span class="reftext">17</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/3254.htm" title="3254: way·yō·w·sî·p̄ū (Conj-w:: V-Hifil-ConsecImperf-3mp) -- To add. A primitive root; to add or augment.">But they continued</a> <a href="/hebrew/5750.htm" title="5750: ‘ō·wḏ (Adv) -- Or rod; from uwd; properly, iteration or continuance; used only adverbially, again, repeatedly, still, more."></a> <a href="/hebrew/2398.htm" title="2398: la·ḥă·ṭō- (Prep-l:: V-Qal-Inf) -- A primitive root; properly, to miss; hence to sin; by inference, to forfeit, lack, expiate, repent, lead astray, condemn.">to sin</a> <a href="/hebrew/lōw (Prep:: 3ms) -- ">against Him,</a> <a href="/hebrew/4784.htm" title="4784: lam·rō·wṯ (Prep-l:: V-Hifil-Inf) -- To be contentious or rebellious. A primitive root; to be bitter; to rebel.">rebelling</a> <a href="/hebrew/6723.htm" title="6723: baṣ·ṣî·yāh (Prep-b, Art:: N-fs) -- Dryness, drought. From an unused root meaning to parch; aridity; concretely, a desert.">in the desert</a> <a href="/hebrew/5945.htm" title="5945: ‘el·yō·wn (Adj-ms) -- An elevation, lofty, as title, the Supreme. From alah; an elevation, i.e. Lofty; as title, the Supreme.">against the Most High.</a> </span><span class="reftext">18</span>They willfully tested God by demanding the food they craved.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/exodus/16-2.htm">Exodus 16:2-3</a></span><br />And there in the desert the whole congregation of Israel grumbled against Moses and Aaron. / “If only we had died by the LORD’s hand in the land of Egypt!” they said. “There we sat by pots of meat and ate our fill of bread, but you have brought us into this desert to starve this whole assembly to death!”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/numbers/14-22.htm">Numbers 14:22-23</a></span><br />not one of the men who have seen My glory and the signs I performed in Egypt and in the wilderness—yet have tested Me and disobeyed Me these ten times— / not one will ever see the land that I swore to give their fathers. None of those who have treated Me with contempt will see it.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/deuteronomy/9-22.htm">Deuteronomy 9:22-24</a></span><br />You continued to provoke the LORD at Taberah, at Massah, and at Kibroth-hattaavah. / And when the LORD sent you out from Kadesh-barnea, He said, “Go up and possess the land that I have given you.” But you rebelled against the command of the LORD your God. You neither believed Him nor obeyed Him. / You have been rebelling against the LORD since the day I came to know you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/nehemiah/9-16.htm">Nehemiah 9:16-17</a></span><br />But they and our fathers became arrogant and stiff-necked and did not obey Your commandments. / They refused to listen and failed to remember the wonders You performed among them. They stiffened their necks and appointed a leader to return them to their bondage in Egypt. But You are a forgiving God, gracious and compassionate, slow to anger and rich in loving devotion, and You did not forsake them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/63-10.htm">Isaiah 63:10</a></span><br />But they rebelled and grieved His Holy Spirit. So He turned and became their enemy, and He Himself fought against them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezekiel/20-13.htm">Ezekiel 20:13</a></span><br />Yet the house of Israel rebelled against Me in the wilderness. They did not follow My statutes and they rejected My ordinances—though the man who does these things will live by them—and they utterly profaned My Sabbaths. Then I resolved to pour out My wrath upon them and put an end to them in the wilderness.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/7-26.htm">Jeremiah 7:26</a></span><br />Yet they would not listen to Me or incline their ear, but they stiffened their necks and did more evil than their fathers.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hosea/7-13.htm">Hosea 7:13-14</a></span><br />Woe to them, for they have strayed from Me! Destruction to them, for they have rebelled against Me! Though I would redeem them, they speak lies against Me. / They do not cry out to Me from their hearts when they wail upon their beds. They slash themselves for grain and new wine, but turn away from Me.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/acts/7-39.htm">Acts 7:39-42</a></span><br />But our fathers refused to obey him. Instead, they rejected him and in their hearts turned back to Egypt. / They said to Aaron, ‘Make us gods who will go before us! As for this Moses who led us out of the land of Egypt, we do not know what has happened to him.’ / At that time they made a calf and offered a sacrifice to the idol, rejoicing in the works of their hands. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hebrews/3-8.htm">Hebrews 3:8-10</a></span><br />do not harden your hearts, as you did in the rebellion, in the day of testing in the wilderness, / where your fathers tested and tried Me, and for forty years saw My works. / Therefore I was angry with that generation, and I said, ‘Their hearts are always going astray, and they have not known My ways.’<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_corinthians/10-9.htm">1 Corinthians 10:9-10</a></span><br />We should not test Christ, as some of them did, and were killed by snakes. / And do not complain, as some of them did, and were killed by the destroying angel.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/23-37.htm">Matthew 23:37</a></span><br />O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, who kills the prophets and stones those sent to her, how often I have longed to gather your children together, as a hen gathers her chicks under her wings, but you were unwilling!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/mark/8-11.htm">Mark 8:11-12</a></span><br />Then the Pharisees came and began to argue with Jesus, testing Him by demanding from Him a sign from heaven. / Jesus sighed deeply in His spirit and said, “Why does this generation demand a sign? Truly I tell you, no sign will be given to this generation.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/11-29.htm">Luke 11:29-32</a></span><br />As the crowds were increasing, Jesus said, “This is a wicked generation. It demands a sign, but none will be given it except the sign of Jonah. / For as Jonah was a sign to the Ninevites, so the Son of Man will be a sign to this generation. / The Queen of the South will rise at the judgment with the men of this generation and condemn them; for she came from the ends of the earth to hear the wisdom of Solomon, and now One greater than Solomon is here. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/john/6-30.htm">John 6:30-31</a></span><br />So they asked Him, “What sign then will You perform, so that we may see it and believe You? What will You do? / Our fathers ate the manna in the wilderness, as it is written: ‘He gave them bread from heaven to eat.’”</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">And they sinned yet more against him by provoking the most High in the wilderness.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/78-32.htm">Psalm 78:32</a></b></br> For all this they sinned still, and believed not for his wondrous works.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/95-8.htm">Psalm 95:8-10</a></b></br> Harden not your heart, as in the provocation, <i>and</i> as <i>in</i> the day of temptation in the wilderness: … </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/106-13.htm">Psalm 106:13-32</a></b></br> They soon forgat his works; they waited not for his counsel: … </p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/psalms/77-7.htm">Add</a> <a href="/psalms/72-17.htm">Continued</a> <a href="/psalms/78-15.htm">Desert</a> <a href="/psalms/74-15.htm">Dry</a> <a href="/psalms/77-10.htm">High</a> <a href="/job/12-6.htm">Provoke</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/28-25.htm">Provoking</a> <a href="/job/24-13.htm">Rebel</a> <a href="/nehemiah/2-19.htm">Rebelling</a> <a href="/psalms/66-18.htm">Sin</a> <a href="/psalms/51-4.htm">Sinned</a> <a href="/job/35-3.htm">Sinning</a> <a href="/psalms/68-2.htm">Turning</a> <a href="/psalms/78-15.htm">Waste</a> <a href="/psalms/78-15.htm">Wilderness</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/psalms/115-14.htm">Add</a> <a href="/isaiah/37-31.htm">Continued</a> <a href="/psalms/78-19.htm">Desert</a> <a href="/psalms/78-40.htm">Dry</a> <a href="/psalms/78-23.htm">High</a> <a href="/psalms/78-40.htm">Provoke</a> <a href="/isaiah/65-3.htm">Provoking</a> <a href="/psalms/78-40.htm">Rebel</a> <a href="/romans/13-2.htm">Rebelling</a> <a href="/psalms/78-38.htm">Sin</a> <a href="/psalms/78-32.htm">Sinned</a> <a href="/psalms/78-32.htm">Sinning</a> <a href="/psalms/78-34.htm">Turning</a> <a href="/psalms/78-19.htm">Waste</a> <a href="/psalms/78-19.htm">Wilderness</a><div class="vheading2">Psalm 78</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/psalms/78-1.htm">An exhortation both to learn and to preach, the law of God</a></span><br><span class="reftext">9. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/psalms/78-9.htm">The story of God's wrath against the incredulous and disobedient</a></span><br><span class="reftext">67. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/psalms/78-67.htm">The Israelites being rejected, God chose Judah, Zion, and David.</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> <br /><br /> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/psalms/78.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/psalms/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/psalms/78.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div><b>But they continued to sin against Him</b><br>This phrase highlights the persistent disobedience of the Israelites despite God's continuous provision and miracles. The context is the wilderness period after the Exodus, where the Israelites repeatedly failed to trust and obey God. This ongoing sinfulness is a recurring theme in the Old Testament, illustrating the human tendency to stray from God's commandments. The Israelites' actions serve as a warning and a reflection of humanity's need for redemption. This rebellion is reminiscent of the original sin in the Garden of Eden, where disobedience led to separation from God.<p><b>rebelling in the desert</b><br>The desert, or wilderness, is a significant setting in biblical narratives, often symbolizing a place of testing and reliance on God. The Israelites' rebellion in the desert is documented in several instances, such as the golden calf incident (Exodus 32) and the refusal to enter the Promised Land (Numbers 14). The desert represents both physical and spiritual barrenness, where the Israelites' lack of faith and gratitude is starkly contrasted with God's faithfulness. This rebellion is a type of the spiritual rebellion seen throughout human history, emphasizing the need for a savior.<p><b>against the Most High</b><br>The title "Most High" underscores God's supreme authority and sovereignty. It is a reminder of His position as the Creator and Sustainer of all things, deserving of worship and obedience. The Israelites' rebellion against the Most High is not just a rejection of His laws but a challenge to His divine authority. This phrase connects to other scriptures that emphasize God's exalted status, such as <a href="/psalms/47-2.htm">Psalm 47:2</a> and <a href="/daniel/4-17.htm">Daniel 4:17</a>. The rebellion against the Most High foreshadows the ultimate rejection of Jesus Christ, who is the embodiment of God's authority and love.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_israelites.htm">The Israelites</a></b><br>The chosen people of God who were delivered from slavery in Egypt and wandered in the desert for 40 years due to their disobedience and lack of faith.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_desert.htm">The Desert (Wilderness)</a></b><br>The geographical area where the Israelites wandered after their exodus from Egypt. It symbolizes a place of testing and reliance on God.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_most_high.htm">The Most High (God)</a></b><br>The supreme being, Yahweh, who led the Israelites out of Egypt and provided for them in the wilderness, despite their rebellion.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/t/the_nature_of_sin_and_rebellion.htm">The Nature of Sin and Rebellion</a></b><br>Sin is not just an action but a state of the heart that leads to rebellion against God. The Israelites' continued sin in the desert serves as a warning against persistent disobedience.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_patience_and_provision.htm">God's Patience and Provision</a></b><br>Despite the Israelites' rebellion, God continued to provide for them. This highlights His patience and mercy, encouraging us to trust in His provision even when circumstances are challenging.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_importance_of_faith_and_obedience.htm">The Importance of Faith and Obedience</a></b><br>The Israelites' failure to trust and obey God resulted in prolonged suffering. This teaches us the importance of faith and obedience in our walk with God.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/l/learning_from_the_past.htm">Learning from the Past</a></b><br>The history of the Israelites serves as a lesson for us today. We are called to learn from their mistakes and strive to live in obedience to God.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_consequences_of_rebellion.htm">The Consequences of Rebellion</a></b><br>Rebellion against God leads to negative consequences, both spiritually and physically. We must be vigilant in our faith to avoid similar pitfalls.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_psalm_78.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Psalm 78</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_does_god_allow_suffering.htm">Why does God allow injustice and suffering to persist?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_is_david_innocent_in_psalm_17_3.htm">How can David claim innocence in Psalm 17:3 if the Bible elsewhere teaches that all humans are sinful (Romans 3:23)?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/psalm_106_17_lacks_archaeological_proof_why.htm">Psalm 106:17 says the earth swallowed Dathan and his followers--how do we reconcile this with a lack of archaeological confirmation of such an event?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/if_god_is_everywhere,_how_is_hell_godless.htm">If God is omnipresent, how can Hell be a place where God is absent?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/psalms/78.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(17) <span class= "bld">They sinned yet more and more</span>.--This implies the discontent which had already shown itself before the miraculous supply of water.<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/psalms/78.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 17.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">And they sinned yet more against him by provoking the Most High in the wilderness.</span> The two provocations of a demand for bread (<a href="/exodus/16-3.htm">Exodus 16:3</a>) and a demand for flesh (<a href="/numbers/11-4.htm">Numbers 11:4</a>) are joined together in the present passage, as the two occasions of giving water are in vers. 15, 16. Only the second of these two provocations was subsequent to the (first) giving of water; but the psalmist does not allow himself to be bound by considerations of strict chronological accuracy. He is a poet, and not an historian; though at present he is treating of history. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/psalms/78-17.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">But they continued</span><br /><span class="heb">וַיּוֹסִ֣יפוּ</span> <span class="translit">(way·yō·w·sî·p̄ū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3254.htm">Strong's 3254: </a> </span><span class="str2">To add, augment</span><br /><br /><span class="word">to sin against Him,</span><br /><span class="heb">לַחֲטֹא־</span> <span class="translit">(la·ḥă·ṭō-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2398.htm">Strong's 2398: </a> </span><span class="str2">To miss, to sin, to forfeit, lack, expiate, repent, lead astray, condemn</span><br /><br /><span class="word">rebelling</span><br /><span class="heb">לַֽמְר֥וֹת</span> <span class="translit">(lam·rō·wṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-l | Verb - Hifil - Infinitive construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4784.htm">Strong's 4784: </a> </span><span class="str2">To be contentious or rebellious</span><br /><br /><span class="word">in the desert</span><br /><span class="heb">בַּצִּיָּֽה׃</span> <span class="translit">(baṣ·ṣî·yāh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-b, Article | Noun - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6723.htm">Strong's 6723: </a> </span><span class="str2">Aridity, a desert</span><br /><br /><span class="word">against the Most High.</span><br /><span class="heb">עֶ֝לְי֗וֹן</span> <span class="translit">(‘el·yō·wn)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adjective - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5945.htm">Strong's 5945: </a> </span><span class="str2">An elevation, lofty, as title, the Supreme</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/psalms/78-17.htm">Psalm 78:17 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/psalms/78-17.htm">Psalm 78:17 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/psalms/78-17.htm">Psalm 78:17 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/psalms/78-17.htm">Psalm 78:17 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/psalms/78-17.htm">Psalm 78:17 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/psalms/78-17.htm">Psalm 78:17 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/psalms/78-17.htm">Psalm 78:17 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/psalms/78-17.htm">Psalm 78:17 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/psalms/78-17.htm">Psalm 78:17 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/psalms/78-17.htm">Psalm 78:17 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/psalms/78-17.htm">OT Poetry: Psalm 78:17 Yet they still went on to sin (Psalm Ps Psa.) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/psalms/78-16.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Psalm 78:16"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Psalm 78:16" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/psalms/78-18.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Psalm 78:18"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Psalm 78:18" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>