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Psalm 78:57

Listen to Psalm 78:57
57 Ils reculèrent et furent infidèles comme leurs pères; ils tournèrent comme un arc qui trompe.

Psalm 78:57 Meaning and Commentary

Psalms 78:57

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 ( Psalms 78:8 Psalms 78:36 Psalms 78:37 ) ,

they were turned aside like a deceitful bow;
that promises well to carry the arrow right, but drops it at the feet of the archer; or carries it another way, so that it misses the mark, The Targum is,

``as a bow casting arrows;''

to the ground, and not to the mark; see ( Hosea 7:16 ) , or being too much stretched is suddenly broken, and kills the archer; or returns to its own nature; so Arama.
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Psalm 78:57 In-Context

55 Il chassa devant eux des nations; il les leur fit échoir en portions d'héritage, et logea les tribus d'Israël dans leurs tentes.
56 Mais ils tentèrent et irritèrent le Dieu Très-Haut, et ne gardèrent point ses témoignages.
57 Ils reculèrent et furent infidèles comme leurs pères; ils tournèrent comme un arc qui trompe.
58 Ils le provoquèrent par leurs hauts lieux, et l'émurent à jalousie par leurs idoles.
59 Dieu l'entendit et s'indigna; il prit Israël en aversion.
The Ostervald translation is in the public domain.

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