He made a way to his anger; he spared not their soul from death, but gave their life over to the pestilence;
Psalm 78:50 belongs to an account of God's dealings with Israel that recounts the rich blessings He bestowed on His people and their poor response to those benefits. It is part of that record of the rich blessings God gave Israel and their poor return for those benefits.
The verse shows the children of Israel constantly working against a good God. The death and pestilence it describes came as the sure result of their own disobedient course of action. It belongs to the rebuke and chastisement under which they repented for a time, only to fall again when overcome by temptation, self-indulgence, and self-gratification.
Psalm 78:50 belongs to an account of God's dealings with Israel that recounts the rich blessings He bestowed on His people and their poor response to those benefits. It is part of that record of the rich blessings God gave Israel and their poor return for those benefits.
The verse shows the children of Israel constantly working against a good God. The death and pestilence it describes came as the sure result of their own disobedient course of action. It belongs to the rebuke and chastisement under which they repented for a time, only to fall again when overcome by temptation, self-indulgence, and self-gratification.