78:56 Yet they challenged and defied 1 the sovereign God, 2
and did not obey 3 his commands. 4
78:57 They were unfaithful 5 and acted as treacherously as 6 their ancestors;
they were as unreliable as a malfunctioning bow. 7
[78:56] 1 tn Or “tested and rebelled against.”
[78:56] 2 tn Heb “God, the Most High.”
[78:56] 3 tn Or “keep.”
[78:56] 4 tn Heb “his testimonies” (see Ps 25:10).
[78:57] 5 tn Heb “they turned back.”
[78:57] 6 tn Or “acted treacherously like.”
[78:57] 7 tn Heb “they turned aside like a deceitful bow.”
