Psalms 78:62

62 He was angry with his own people and let them be killed by their enemies.

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 tent in Shiloh, the home where he had lived among us.

61 He allowed our enemies to capture the Covenant Box, the symbol of his power and glory.

62 He was angry with his own people and let them be killed by their enemies.

63 Young men were killed in war, and young women had no one to marry.

64 Priests died by violence, and their widows were not allowed to mourn.