But turned back ... - See the notes at Psalms 78:41.

They were turned aside like a deceitful bow - literally, a bow of deceit.…

Turned aside ... —Better, turned like a relaxed bow. (See Note to Psalm 78:9.) The bows of the Hebrews, like those of oth…

But turned back, and dealt unfaithfully like their fathers: they were turned aside like a deceitful bow. For they provoked him to anger with th…

But turned back From God and his worship, apostatized from the true religion, and turned to idols:

After the Israelites were settled in Canaan, their children were like their fathers. God gave them his testimonies, but they turned back. Presumptu…