Psalm 78:56–57

56 But they put God to the test

and rebelled against the Most High;

they did not keep his statutes.

57 Like their ancestors they were disloyal and faithless,

as unreliable as a faulty bow.

56 Yet they tempted and provoked the most high God,

And kept not his testimonies:

57 But turned back, and dealt unfaithfully like their fathers:

They were turned aside like a deceitful bow.

56 But they kept testing and rebelling against God Most High.

They did not obey his laws.

57 They turned back and were as faithless as their parents.

They were as undependable as a crooked bow.

56 Yet they tested and provoked the Most High God,

And did not keep His testimonies,

57 But turned back and acted unfaithfully like their fathers;

They were turned aside like a deceitful bow.

56 But they tested God

and turned against God Most High;

they did not keep his rules.

57 They turned away and were disloyal just like their ancestors.

They were like a crooked bow that does not shoot straight.

56 Yet they tempted and rebelled against the Most High God,

And kept not his testimonies;

57 But turned back, and dealt treacherously like their fathers:

They were turned aside like a deceitful bow.

56 But they tempted and provoked God, the Most High, and kept not his testimonies, 57 And they drew back and dealt treacherously like their fathers: they turned like a deceitful bow.

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. 

56 But they rebelliously tested the Most High God,

for they did not keep His decrees.

57 They treacherously turned away like their fathers;

they became warped like a faulty bow.

56 Yet they tested the Most High God

and rebelled against him.

They did not observe his decrees

57 but turned away and were faithless like their ancestors;

they twisted like a treacherous bow.

56 But they tested and rebelled against God Most High

and did not keep his statutes.

57 And they turned and were treacherous like their ancestors.

They twisted like a crooked bow.

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.

56 Yet they tempted and rebelled against the Most High God

And did not keep His testimonies,

57 But turned back and acted treacherously like their fathers;

They turned aside like a treacherous bow.