Psalm 78:60

60 And he rejected the tabernacle of Selom, his tent where he dwelt among men.

Psalm 78:60 Meaning and Commentary

Psalms 78:60

So that he forsook the tabernacle of Shiloh
&c.] The tabernacle which Moses built in the wilderness by the command of the Lord, and according to the pattern showed him; and which, when the Israelites were settled in the land of Canaan, was set up in Shiloh; see ( Joshua 18:1 ) , and here it was in the times of Eli and Samuel, which are here referred to:

the tent which he placed among men;
it was as a tent moveable from place to place, and was to continue at longest but for a while, as the whole tabernacle worship and service was to do; here the divine Majesty dwelt, and among men, vile, sinful, wicked, and ungrateful men; which was a wonderful instance of his condescension and goodness, ( 1 Kings 8:27 ) , but when their iniquities grew to such a degree as were intolerable, he forsook it and removed it elsewhere; see ( Jeremiah 7:12 Jeremiah 7:14 ) , rather the words may be rendered, "the tent", or "tabernacle, which he had fixed in Adam"; as they are by Doctor Lightfoot ^F17; that is, in the city Adam, which was in the centre of the parting of the waters of Jordan, and where was the station of the tabernacle and ark of the covenant, when Israel entered into them, and passed through them; which is mentioned as a wonderful circumstance, both with respect to the tabernacle and to the people of Israel.

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FOOTNOTES:

F17 See his Works, vol. 2. p. 82.

Psalm 78:60 In-Context

58 And they provoked him with their high places, and moved him to jealousy with their graven images.

59 God heard and lightly regarded them, and greatly despised Israel.

60 And he rejected the tabernacle of Selom, his tent where he dwelt among men.

61 And he gave their strength into captivity, and their beauty into the enemy’s hand.

62 And he gave his people to the sword; and disdained his inheritance.