Psalm 78:56-57
New American Bible (Revised Edition)
B
56 But they tested and rebelled against God Most High,
his decrees they did not observe.
57 They turned disloyal, faithless like their ancestors;
they proved false like a slack bow.
Psalm 78:58-59
New American Bible (Revised Edition)
58 They enraged him with their high places,
and with their idols provoked him[a] to jealous anger.(A)
C
59 God heard and grew angry;
he rejected Israel completely.
Footnotes
- 78:58 Provoked him: lit., “made him jealous.”
Psalm 78:61-62
New American Bible (Revised Edition)
61 He gave up his might into captivity,
his glorious ark into the hands of the foe.(A)
62 God delivered his people to the sword;
he was enraged against his heritage.
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