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Psalms 78:57 Cross-References
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“But turned back, and dealt unfaithfully like their fathers: they were turned aside like a deceitful bow.”
Psalms 78:57 (KJV)
Commentary on Psalms 78:57
But turned back, and dealt unfaithfully like their fathers: they were turned aside like a deceitful bow. The phrase turned back (vayyisogu achor, וַיִּסֹּגוּ אָחוֹר) describes retreat from covenant commitment, not merely stumbling but deliberate desertion. Dealt unfaithfully (vayivgadu, וַיִּבְגְּדוּ) uses the language of marital treachery—Israel played the harlot with other gods (Hosea 1-3).Like their fathers indicts generational sin patterns. Despite witnessing God's mighty acts, each generation repeated its fathers' faithlessness, proving that spiritual life doesn't transmit genetically—eve...
Source: KJV Study Commentary
Cross-References for Psalms 78:57
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“but not to the Most High. They are like a faulty bow. Their princes will fall by the sword for the rage of their tongue. This will be their derision in the land of Egypt.”
“son of man”
“a stubborn and rebellious generation”
“because they had done that which was evil in the sight of Yahweh.”
“and refused to walk in his law.”
“and provoked the Holy One of Israel.”
“the Hittites”