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Psalms 78:56

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

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וַיְנַסּ֣וּvaynasvand adventureנָסָהconjunction, verb, piel, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, plural — “and adventure”, the next action in the storyH5254to test; by implication, to attemptadventure, assay, prove, tempt, try.וַ֭יַּמְרוּvayamrvand bitterמָרָהconjunction, verb, hiphil, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, plural — “and bitter”, the next action in the storyH4784to be (causatively, make) bitter (or unpleasant); (figuratively) to rebel (or resist; causatively, to provoke)bitter, change, be disobedient, disobey, grievously, provocation, provoke(-ing), (be) rebel (against, -lious).אֶתetobject markerאֵתparticle, direct object marker — “object marker”H853properly, self (but generally used to point out more definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or namely)(as such unrepresented in English).אֱלֹהִ֣יםelohimGodאֱלֹהִיםnoun, common, masculine, plural, absolute — “God”, the ordinary formH430gods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used (in the plural thus, especially with the article) of the supreme God; occasionally applied by way of deference to magistrates; and sometimes as a superlativeangels, [idiom] exceeding, God (gods) (-dess, -ly), [idiom] (very) great, judges, [idiom] mighty.עֶלְי֑וֹןelyonhighעֶלְיוֹןadjective, adjective, masculine, singular, absolute — “high”, the ordinary formH5945an elevation, i.e. (adj.) lofty (compar.); as title, the Supreme(Most, on) high(-er, -est), upper(-most).וְ֝עֵדוֹתָ֗יוveedotayvand testimonyעֵדָהconjunction, noun, common, feminine, plural, construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “and testimony”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH5713testimonytestimony, witness. Compare H5712 (עֵדָה).לֹ֣אlono , -r,לֹאparticle, negative — “no , -r,”H3808not (the simple or abs. negation); by implication, no; often used with other particles[idiom] before, [phrase] or else, ere, [phrase] except, ig(-norant), much, less, nay, neither, never, no((-ne), -r, (-thing)), ([idiom] as though...,(can-), for) not (out of), of nought, otherwise, out of, [phrase] surely, [phrase] as trul…שָׁמָֽרוּshamarvbewardשָׁמַרverb, qal, perfect, 3rd person, common, plural — “beward”, a completed actionH8104properly, to hedge about (as with thorns), i.e. guard; generally, to protect, attend to, etc.beward, be circumspect, take heed (to self), keep(-er, self), mark, look narrowly, observe, preserve, regard, reserve, save (self), sure, (that lay) wait (for), watch(-man).

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

Yet they tried and provoked God, the Most High, and kept not His testimonies;

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American Standard Version (1901)

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

Young’s Literal Translation

And they tempt and provoke God Most High, And His testimonies have not kept.

World English Bible

Yet they tempted and rebelled against the Most High God, and didn’t keep his testimonies,

Darby Translation

But they tempted and provoked God, the Most High, and kept not his testimonies,

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

Yet they tried and provoked God, the Most High, and kept not His testimonies;

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

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

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Καὶ ἐπείρασαν καὶ παρεπίκραναν τὸν Θεὸν τὸν ὕψιστον, καὶ τὰ μαρτύρια αὐτοῦ οὐκ ἐφυλάξαντο.