Psalms 89:32

“Then will I visit their transgression with the rod, etc.] That is, of men; as in (<100714>2 Samuel 7:14), the Lord making use of men to chastise his people by, as he did of the neighbouring nations of the Jews, when they sinned against him; and so the Targum interprets it here, “I will visit their transgressions by the hands of the tribes of the ungodly;” or with such afflictions as are common to men, (<461013>1 Corinthians 10:13), in a kind, humane, moderate way, in measure, in judgment, and not in wrath and hot displeasure; or in such like manner as a man chastises his children, which is in love, (<050805>Deuteronomy 8:5) and their iniquity with stripes; such as diseases of body, loss of…”

“Then will I visit their transgression with the rod - They shall be punished, though my mercy shall not be wholly taken from them. God has two objects in his dealings with his backsliding and offending people; (a) one is to show his displeasure at their conduct, or to punish them; (b) the other is to reclaim them. All who have been truly converted, or who are truly his people, will be recovered though they fall into sin; but it may be done, and will be likely to be done, in such a way as to show his own displeasure at their offences. And their iniquity with stripes - The word rendercd stripes means properly a stroke, a blow; then, judgments or calamities such as God sends on mankind as a…”

“Exo 32:34; Sa2 7:14; Kg1 11:6, Kg1 11:14, Kg1 11:31, Kg1 11:39; Pro 3:11, Pro 3:12; Amo 3:2; Co1 11:31, Co1 11:32; Heb 12:6-11 Psalms 89:33”