Psalms 78:55-58

78:55 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.

[78:55]  ¹ tn Heb “he caused to fall [to] them with a measuring line an inheritance.”

[78:55]  ² tn Heb “and caused the tribes of Israel to settle down in their tents.”

[78:56]  ³ tn Or “tested and rebelled against.”

[78:56]  ⁴ tn Heb “God, the Most High.”

[78:56]  ⁵ tn Or “keep.”

[78:56]  ⁶ 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.”

[78:58]  ⁷ tn Traditionally, “high places.”