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55 He drove out nations before them,
and allotted them an inheritance.
He settled the tribes of Israel in their tents.

56 Yet they tested and rebelled against El Elyon,
and did not keep His decrees.
57 Like their fathers they turned and were treacherous.
They turned aside like a faulty bow.

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55 He drove out nations(A) before them
    and allotted their lands to them as an inheritance;(B)
    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.
57 Like their ancestors(C) they were disloyal and faithless,
    as unreliable as a faulty bow.(D)

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