Psalms 78:62

62 He let his people be killed; he was very angry with his children.

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 left his dwelling at Shiloh, the Tent where he lived among the people.

61 He let the Ark, his power, be captured; he let the Ark, his glory, be taken by enemies.

62 He let his people be killed; he was very angry with his children.

63 The young men died by fire, and the young women had no one to marry.

64 Their priests fell by the sword, but their widows were not allowed to cry.