Discovery BoxPsalms 78:55-58 
Context78:55 He drove the nations out from before them;
he assigned them their tribal allotments 1
and allowed the tribes of Israel to settle down. 2
78:56 Yet they challenged and defied 3 the sovereign God, 4
and did not obey 5 his commands. 6
78:57 They were unfaithful 7 and acted as treacherously as 8 their ancestors;
they were as unreliable as a malfunctioning bow. 9
78:58 They made him angry with their pagan shrines, 10
and made him jealous with their idols.
1 tn Heb “he caused to fall [to] them with a measuring line an inheritance.”
2 tn Heb “and caused the tribes of Israel to settle down in their tents.”
3 tn Or “tested and rebelled against.”
4 tn Heb “God, the Most High.”
5 tn Or “keep.”
6 tn Heb “his testimonies” (see Ps 25:10).
7 tn Heb “they turned back.”
8 tn Or “acted treacherously like.”
9 tn Heb “they turned aside like a deceitful bow.”
10 tn Traditionally, “high places.”
