Psalms 78:62

62 He let swords kill his people. He was furious with those who belonged to him.

Psalms 78:62 Meaning and Commentary

Psalms 78:62

He gave his people over also to the sword
To those that kill with the sword, as the Targum; that is, to the Philistines, when there fell of them thirty thousand men at once, ( 1 Samuel 4:10 )

and was wroth with his inheritance;
and the above showed that he was, though they were his inheritance, his portion and possession, and he had chosen them for it, ( Psalms 33:12 ) .

Psalms 78:62 In-Context

60 He abandoned his dwelling place in Shiloh, the tent where he had lived among humans.

61 He allowed his power to be taken captive and handed his glory over to an oppressor.

62 He let swords kill his people. He was furious with those who belonged to him.

63 Fire consumed his best young men, so his virgins heard no wedding songs.

64 His priests were cut down with swords. The widows [of his priests] could not even weep [for them].