# Connecting Statement:

In these verses, the Levites continue to praise Yahweh in the presence of the people of Israel.

# They threw your law behind their backs

The law is spoken of as if it were a worthless item that a person could throw away. Alternate translation: "They considered your law worthless and paid no attention to it" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])

# They threw your law

The Israelites threw Yahweh's law.