turned back. See the Structure (17-20 and 56-58).
a deceitful bow: disappointing the bowman. Compare Hosea 7:16.
graven images. Same word as Deuteronomy 7:5. Includes all images, whether carved, graven, or molten.
Related Commentaries of Psalms 78:57
Psalms 78:57
57 But turned back, and dealt unfaithfully like their fathers: they were turned aside like a deceitful bow.