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54 God brought them to his holy territory,
    to the mountain that his own strong hand had acquired.
55 God drove out the nations before them
        and apportioned property for them;
    he settled Israel’s tribes in their tents.

56 But they tested and defied the Most High God;
    they didn’t pay attention to his warnings.

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54 And so he brought them to the border of his holy land,
    to the hill country his right hand(A) had taken.
55 He drove out nations(B) before them
    and allotted their lands to them as an inheritance;(C)
    he settled the tribes of Israel in their homes.

56 But they put God to the test
    and rebelled against the Most High;
    they did not keep his statutes.

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