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Psalm 78:56-58
New English Translation
Psalm 78:56-58
New English Translation
56 Yet they challenged and defied[a] God Most High,[b]
and did not obey[c] his commands.[d]
57 They were unfaithful[e] and acted as treacherously as[f] their ancestors;
they were as unreliable as a malfunctioning bow.[g]
58 They made him angry with their pagan shrines,[h]
and made him jealous with their idols.
Footnotes
- Psalm 78:56 tn Or “tested and rebelled against.”
- Psalm 78:56 sn The divine title “Most High” (עֶלְיוֹן ʿelyon) pictures God as the exalted ruler of the universe who vindicates the innocent and judges the wicked. See especially Pss 7:17; 9:2; 18:13; 21:7; 47:2.
- Psalm 78:56 tn Or “keep.”
- Psalm 78:56 tn Heb “his testimonies” (see Ps 25:10).
- Psalm 78:57 tn Heb “they turned back.”
- Psalm 78:57 tn Or “acted treacherously like.”
- Psalm 78:57 tn Heb “they turned aside like a deceitful bow.”
- Psalm 78:58 tn Traditionally, “high places.”
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