Psalm 78:56

Translations

Modern

But they tested and disobeyed God Most High, for they did not keep His decrees.

Traditional

Yet they tempted and provoked the most high God, and kept not his testimonies:

Literal

And they tested and provoked El-Elyon, and His testimonies they did not keep.

Latin

Et tentaverunt, et exacerbaverunt Deum excelsum, et testimonia ejus non custodierunt.

Original

Hebrew

English

But they tested and disobeyed God Most High, for they did not keep His decrees.

Notes

Psalms 78:56–64

Israel’s rebellion defiled the promised land. During the time of the judges, the people built shrines to false gods and worshiped idols (Psalm 78:58; see also Judges 2:11; 3:7, 17–18).

Psalms 78:1–72

This wisdom psalm urges people to learn wisdom and share it faithfully.

Theme notes and profiles

Melchizedek God’s Anger The Limitations of Law Wisdom Psalms

Related verses

Judges 2:11–12
And the Israelites did evil in the sight of the LORD and served the Baals.
2 Kings 17:7–23
All this happened because the people of Israel had sinned against the LORD their God, who had brought them out of the land of Egypt from under the hand of Pharaoh king of Egypt. They had worshiped other gods
Nehemiah 9:25–26
They captured fortified cities and fertile land and took houses full of all goods, wells already dug, vineyards, olive groves, and fruit trees in abundance. So they ate and were filled; they grew fat and delighted in Your great goodness.
Psalm 78:40–41
How often they disobeyed Him in the wilderness and grieved Him in the desert!
Ezekiel 16:15–26
But because of your fame, you trusted in your beauty and played the harlot. You lavished your favors on everyone who passed by, and your beauty was theirs for the asking.
Deuteronomy 32:15–21
But Jeshurun grew fat and kicked—becoming fat, bloated, and gorged. He abandoned the God who made him and scorned the Rock of his salvation.
Deuteronomy 31:16–20
And the LORD said to Moses, “You will soon rest with your fathers, and these people will rise up and prostitute themselves with the foreign gods of the land they are entering. They will forsake Me and break the covenant I have made with them.

Parallels

Matthew 13:34–35

People

LORD: Names or title used to refer to God

Glossary

Asaph God, Names of Melchizedek Music Psalms, Book of Song of Moses Zoan

Topics

Backsliders: Backsliding of Israel God: Mercy of Wicked (People): Punishment of

Psalm 78:56

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