Psalms 78:57

"Yet they tempted and rebelled against the Most High God, and didn’t keep his testimonies,"

Key Reflection

In Psalms 78:57, the Israelites are depicted as rebelling against God by violating His commandments and teachings. This verse underscores a pattern of disobedience that characterized their history, highlighting how even in times when they had direct access to divine guidance through "testimonies" or revelations, they still strayed from God's will, often leading to periods of judgment and correction. This rebellious behavior is a central theme throughout the Old Testament, reflecting the ongoing tension between divine faithfulness and human stubbornness.

From the Scholars: Barnes' Notes

But turned back ... -See the notes atPsalms 78:41. They were turned aside like a deceitful bow -literally, a bow of deceit. That is, a bow that could not be depended on; a bow, one of whose arms was longer or more elastic than the other, so that the arrow would turn aside from the mark. The marksman would attempt to hit an object, and would fail. So it was with the people of Israel. They could not be depended on. No reliance could be put on their promises, their covenant-engagements, their attachment, their fidelity, for in these things they failed, as the arrow from a deceitful bow would fail to strike the mark.

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