Psalms 78:56

56 They tested God Most High and rebelled against him. They did not obey his written instructions.

Psalms 78:56 Meaning and Commentary

Psalms 78:56

Yet they tempted and provoked the most high God
After the death of Joshua, and in the times of the judges, by worshipping and serving the gods of the nations, and forsaking the Lord their God, who had done such great things for them, ( Judges 2:11-14 ) ,

and kept not his testimonies;
the laws of God, which testified and declared his mind and will; nor observed his word and ordinances, which testified of his grace, and of the way of salvation by Jesus Christ.

Psalms 78:56 In-Context

54 He brought them into his holy land, to this mountain that his power had won.

55 He forced nations out of their way and gave them the land of the nations as their inheritance. He settled the tribes of Israel in their own tents.

56 They tested God Most High and rebelled against him. They did not obey his written instructions.

57 They were disloyal and treacherous like their ancestors. They were like arrows shot from a defective bow.

58 They made him angry because of their illegal worship sites. They made him furious because they worshiped idols.