56 Yet they tempted and rebelled H4784 against the Most High God אֱלֹהִ֣ים 'E.lo.Him H430 , And kept H8104 not his testimonies; 57 But turned H2015 back וַיִּסֹּ֣גוּ vai.yi.So.gu H5472 , and dealt H898 treacherously וַֽ֭יִּבְגְּדוּ Vai.yiv.ge.du H898 like their fathers H1 : They were turned H2015 aside like a deceitful bow כְּקֶ֣שֶׁת ke.Ke.shet H7198 . 58 For they provoked H3707 him to anger וַיַּכְעִיס֥וּהוּ vai.yakh.'i.Su.hu H3707 with their high בְּבָמוֹתָ֑ם be.va.mo.Tam H1116 places H1116 , And moved him to jealousy with their graven images . 59 When God אֱ֭לֹהִים 'E.lo.Him H430 heard H8085 this, he was wroth, And greatly abhorred Israel בְּיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃ be.Yis.ra.'El H3478 ; 60 So that he forsook the tabernacle מִשְׁכַּ֣ן mish.Kan H4908 of Shiloh שִׁל֑וֹ shi.Lo H7887 , The tent אֹ֝֗הֶל 'O.hel H168 which he placed among men H120 ; 61 And delivered his strength עֻזּ֑וֹ u.Zo H5797 into captivity לַשְּׁבִ֣י la.she.Vi H7628 , And his glory H8597 into the adversary’s hand בְיַד־ ve.yad- H3027 . 62 He gave his people עַמּ֑וֹ a.Mo H5971 over also unto the sword לַחֶ֣רֶב la.Che.rev H2719 , And was wroth with his inheritance וּ֝בְנַחֲלָת֗וֹ u.ve.na.cha.la.To H5159 . 64 Their priests כֹּ֭הֲנָיו Ko.ha.nav H3548 fell H5307 by the sword בַּחֶ֣רֶב ba.Che.rev H2719 ; And their widows וְ֝אַלְמְנֹתָ֗יו ve.'al.me.no.Tav H490 made no lamentation. 66 And he smote his adversaries backward אָח֑וֹר 'a.Chor H268 : He put H5414 them to a perpetual reproach חֶרְפַּ֥ת cher.Pat H2781 . 67 Moreover he refused the tent בְּאֹ֣הֶל be.'O.hel H168 of Joseph יוֹסֵ֑ף yo.Sef H3130 , And chose H977 not the tribe וּֽבְשֵׁ֥בֶט u.ve.She.vet H7626 of Ephraim אֶ֝פְרַ֗יִם 'ef.Ra.yim H669 , 69 And he built H1129 his sanctuary מִקְדָּשׁ֑וֹ mik.da.Sho H4720 like the heights , Like the earth כְּ֝אֶ֗רֶץ ke.'E.retz H776 which he hath established H3245 for ever לְעוֹלָֽם׃ le.'o.Lam H5769 . 70 He chose H977 David בְּדָוִ֣ד be.da.Vid H1732 also his servant עַבְדּ֑וֹ av.Do H5650 , And took H3947 him from the sheepfolds: 71 From following the ewes that have their young he brought H935 him , To be the shepherd לִ֭רְעוֹת Lir.'ot H7462 of Jacob בְּיַעֲקֹ֣ב be.ya.'a.Ko H3290 his people עַמּ֑וֹ a.Mo H5971 , and Israel וּ֝בְיִשְׂרָאֵ֗ל u.ve.Yis.ra.'El H3478 his inheritance נַחֲלָתֽוֹ׃ na.cha.la.To H5159 . Read all of Psalms 78 ← Psalms 77 Psalms 79 → Commentaries on Psalms 78 American Standard Version — 1901 — Public Domain
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