Albert Barnes Commentary Psalms 78:56

"Yet they tempted and rebelled against the Most High God, And kept not his testimonies;" — Psalms 78:56 (ASV)

Yet they tempted and provoked ... - They tried the patience of God, and provoked Him to anger after they were peaceably settled in the promised land. See Judges 2:10-13. The object is to show that it was the character of the people that they were prone to depart from God. Compare Psalms 78:10-11, note; Psalms 78:17, note; Psalms 78:40, note.