Psalms 78:62

62 He gave his people over also unto the sword and was wroth with his inheritance.

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 For this reason he forsook the tabernacle of Shiloh, the tent in which he dwelt among men

61 and delivered his strength into captivity and his glory into the enemy’s hand.

62 He gave his people over also unto the sword and was wroth with his inheritance.

63 The fire consumed their young men; and their virgins were not honored in marriage songs.

64 Their priests fell by the sword; and their widows made no lamentation.