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30 If his sons reject my law
and disobey my regulations,
31 if they break[a] my rules
and do not keep my commandments,
32 I will punish their rebellion by beating them with a club,[b]
their sin by inflicting them with bruises.[c]

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Footnotes

  1. Psalm 89:31 tn Or “desecrate.”
  2. Psalm 89:32 tn Heb “I will punish with a club their rebellion.”sn Despite the harsh image of beating…with a club, the language reflects a father-son relationship (see v. 30; 2 Sam 7:14). According to Proverbs, a שֵׁבֶט (shevet, “club”) was sometimes utilized to administer corporal punishment to rebellious children (see Prov 13:24; 22:15; 23:13-14; 29:15).
  3. Psalm 89:32 tn Heb “with blows their sin.”