“But turned back, and dealt unfaithfully like their fathers: they were turned aside like a deceitful bow.”
The nature of their faithlessness: "They turned back and acted treacherously like their ancestors; they twisted like a treacherous bow." The comparison to a treacherous bow suggests fundamental unreliability; just as a bow that bends unexpectedly will miss its target, Israel cannot be counted upon for consistent faithfulness. The reference to ancestors emphasizes that this is not a new problem but an inherited tendency.
Church Fathers on Psalms 78:57
1. This Psalm does contain the things which are said to have been done among the old people: but the new and latter people is being admonished, to beware that it be not ungrateful regarding the blessings of God, and provoke His anger against it, whereas it ought to receive His grace....The Title thereof does first move and engage our attention. For it is not without reason inscribed, “Understanding of Asaph:” but it is perchance because these words require a reader who does…
Nicene & Post-Nicene / Ante-Nicene Fathers translations · public domain
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