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Psalms 78:56

Psalms 78:56
Yet they tempted and provoked the most high God, and kept not his testimonies:

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Baptist theologian, 1697–1771

Gill's Exposition

But turned back,.... From God and his worship, apostatized from the true religion, and turned to idols:

and dealt unfaithfully, like their fathers; in the wilderness; see Psa 78:8,

they were…

Presbyterian pastor, 1798–1870

Barnes' Notes

Yet they tempted and provoked ... - They tried the patience of God, and provoked him to anger after they were peaceably settled in the promised land. See Jdg 2:10-13. The object is to show that it was…

Nonconformist minister, 1662–1714

Matthew Henry

Psalms 78:40-72

The matter and scope of this paragraph are the same with the former, showing what great mercies God had bestowed upon Israel, how provoking they had been, what judgments he had brought upon them for…

Academic commentary, 1882–1921

Cambridge Bible

Psalms 78:56-58

The unfaithfulness of Israel in Canaan during the period of the Judges.