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Psalms 78:56

But they tested and disobeyed God Most High, for they did not keep His decrees.

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ASV

Yet they tempted and rebelled against the Most High God, And kept not his testimonies;

KJV

Yet they tempted and provoked the most high God, and kept not his testimonies:

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OriginalTransliterationMeaningWord study
וַיְנַסּ֣וּvay.na.Suand they put to [the] testH5254 →
וַ֭יַּמְרוּVai.yam.ruand they rebelled againstH4784 →
אֶת־'et-<obj.>H853 →
אֱלֹהִ֣ים'E.lo.HimGodH430 →
עֶלְי֑וֹןel.YonMost HighH5945 →
וְ֝עֵדוֹתָ֗יוve.'e.do.Tavand testimonies hisH5713 →
לֹ֣אlo'notH3808 →
שָׁמָֽרוּ׃sha.Ma.ruthey keptH8104 →

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Matthew 4:7Jesus replied, “It is also written: ‘Do not put the Lord your God to the test.’”Isaiah 63:10But they rebelled and grieved His Holy Spirit. So He turned and became their enemy, and He Himself fought against them.Exodus 23:21Pay attention to him and listen to his voice; do not defy him, for he will not forgive rebellion, since My Name is in him.1 Corinthians 10:9We should not test Christ, as some of them did, and were killed by snakes.Judges 2:11–12And the Israelites did evil in the sight of the LORD and served the Baals.Hebrews 3:8do not harden your hearts, as you did in the rebellion, in the day of testing in the wilderness,Psalms 95:9where your fathers tested and tried Me, though they had seen My work.Acts 5:9“How could you agree to test the Spirit of the Lord?” Peter replied. “Look, the feet of the men who buried your husband are at the door, and they will carry you out also.”Exodus 17:2So the people contended with Moses, “Give us water to drink.” “Why do you contend with me?” Moses replied. “Why do you test the LORD?”Nehemiah 9:25–26They captured fortified cities and fertile land and took houses full of all goods, wells already dug, vineyards, olive groves, and fruit trees in abundance. So they ate and were filled; they grew fat and delighted in Your great goodness.Ezekiel 16:15–26But because of your fame, you trusted in your beauty and played the harlot. You lavished your favors on everyone who passed by, and your beauty was theirs for the asking.Deuteronomy 32:15–21But Jeshurun grew fat and kicked—becoming fat, bloated, and gorged. He abandoned the God who made him and scorned the Rock of his salvation.Deuteronomy 31:16–20And the LORD said to Moses, “You will soon rest with your fathers, and these people will rise up and prostitute themselves with the foreign gods of the land they are entering. They will forsake Me and break the covenant I have made with them.Psalms 78:40–41How often they disobeyed Him in the wilderness and grieved Him in the desert!2 Kings 17:7–23All this happened because the people of Israel had sinned against the LORD their God, who had brought them out of the land of Egypt from under the hand of Pharaoh king of Egypt. They had worshiped other godsHebrews 7:1This Melchizedek was king of Salem and priest of God Most High. He met Abraham returning from the slaughter of the kings and blessed him,Jeremiah 44:23Because you burned incense and sinned against the LORD, and did not obey the voice of the LORD or walk in His instruction, His statutes, and His testimonies, this disaster has befallen you, as you see today.”Malachi 3:15So now we call the arrogant blessed. Not only do evildoers prosper, they even test God and escape.’”

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