Psalms 78:62

62 He surrendered His people to the sword because He was enraged with His heritage.

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 the tabernacle at Shiloh, the tent where He resided among men.

61 He gave up His strength to captivity and His splendor to the hand of a foe.

62 He surrendered His people to the sword because He was enraged with His heritage.

63 Fire consumed His chosen young men, and His young women had no wedding songs.

64 His priests fell by the sword, but the widows could not lament.