A common misinterpretation of this verse is to conclude that human unbelief can universally restrict God's omnipotence or sovereignty, as if people hold power over the Almighty; in reality, the 'limiting' refers specifically to Israel's failure to witness further miracles due to their own sin and lack of faith during the Exodus period, not a diminishment of God's inherent power, which Scripture affirms is unlimited, nor does it imply believers today can cap God's ability apart from their relational obedience and trust.
Psalms 78:41
King James Version (1769)
41 Yea, they turned back and tempted God, and limited the Holy One of Israel.
Psalms 78:41 recounts how the Israelites, despite God's repeated miracles in the wilderness, repeatedly tested His patience and power through unbelief, effectively limiting the Holy One of Israel's full expression of deliverance and provision among them; the core truth highlights the consequences of persistent doubt and rebellion, which grieve God and hinder His people from experiencing His boundless faithfulness and might.