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
78:58 They made him angry with their pagan shrines, 8
and made him jealous with their idols.
1 tn Or “tested and rebelled against.”
2 tn Heb “God, the Most High.”
3 tn Or “keep.”
4 tn Heb “his testimonies” (see Ps 25:10).
5 tn Heb “they turned back.”
6 tn Or “acted treacherously like.”
7 tn Heb “they turned aside like a deceitful bow.”
8 tn Traditionally, “high places.”