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The High Cost of Unbelief
Commentators stress that the pointless wandering and terrifying end of the Israelite generation was a direct result of their unbelief. As Charles Spurgeon puts it, "A great part of our trouble is the fruit of our own unbelief." Their refusal to trust God for His "wondrous works" (v. 32) led to a life consumed by futility and fear.
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Albert Barnes
On Psalms 78:33
18th Century
Theologian
Therefore their days did he consume in vanity — He allowed them to spend their days — the days of that entire generation — in vain …
Charles Ellicott
On Psalms 78:32–33
19th Century
Bishop
For the allusion see Numbers 14:11-12; Numbers 14:28–35.
Charles Spurgeon
On Psalm 78:33
19th Century
Preacher
Therefore their days did he consume in vanity, and their years in trouble.
A great part of our trouble is the fruit of our own unbe…
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John Calvin
On Psalms 78:33
16th Century
Theologian
And he consumed their days in vanity. The Psalmist here speaks of the whole people, as if he had said that all without exception, from the…
John Gill
On Psalms 78:33
17th Century
Pastor
Therefore their days he consumed in vanity
They were not immediately cut off by the hand of God, though some were; b…
Matthew Henry
On Psalms 78:9–39
17th Century
Minister
Sin dispirits people and takes away their courage. Forgetfulness of God's works is the cause of disobedience to His laws. This narrative relates a …