Psalms 78:56

56 But they put God to the test. They refused to obey the Most High God. They didn't keep his laws.

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 his people to the border of his holy land. He led them to the central hill country he had taken by his power.

55 He drove the nations out to make room for his people. He gave to each family a piece of land to pass on to their children. He settled the tribes of Israel in their homes.

56 But they put God to the test. They refused to obey the Most High God. They didn't keep his laws.

57 Like their people who lived before them, they turned away from him and were not faithful. They were like a bow that doesn't shoot straight. They couldn't be trusted.

58 They made God angry by going to their high places. They made him jealous by worshiping the statues of their gods.