Psalm 99:8

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

Thou answeredst them, O LORD our God: thou wast a God that forgavest them, though thou tookest vengeance of their inventions.

Thou wast

Zephaniah 3:7

Though

Their inventions

Ecclesiastes 7:29

Romans 1:21

General references

Ezekiel 36:9

Bible References

Thou wast

“But I will not break off My lovingkindness from him,
Nor deal falsely in My faithfulness.

So the Lord said, “I have pardoned them according to your word;

For I was afraid of the anger and hot displeasure with which the Lord was wrathful against you in order to destroy you, but the Lord listened to me that time also.

“O Jacob My servant, do not fear,” declares the Lord,
“For I am with you.
For I will make a full end of all the nations
Where I have driven you,
Yet I will not make a full end of you;
But I will correct you properly
And by no means leave you unpunished.”

“I said, ‘Surely you will revere Me,

Accept instruction.’

So her dwelling will not be cut off
According to all that I have appointed concerning her.
But they were eager to corrupt all their deeds.

Though

Aaron said to them, “Tear off the gold rings which are in the ears of your wives, your sons, and your daughters, and bring them to me.”

While the meat was still between their teeth, before it was chewed, the anger of the Lord was kindled against the people, and the Lord struck the people with a very severe plague.

So the Lord said, “I have pardoned them according to your word;

But the Lord said to Moses and Aaron, “Because you have not believed Me, to treat Me as holy in the sight of the sons of Israel, therefore you shall not bring this assembly into the land which I have given them.”

But the Lord was angry with me on your account, and would not listen to me; and the Lord said to me, ‘Enough! Speak to Me no more of this matter.

The Lord was angry enough with Aaron to destroy him; so I also prayed for Aaron at the same time.

Their inventions

Behold, I have found only this, that God made men upright, but they have sought out many devices.”

For even though they knew God, they did not honor Him as God or give thanks, but they became futile in their speculations, and their foolish heart was darkened.

General references

For, behold, I am for you, and I will turn to you, and you will be cultivated and sown.