Psalms 78:62

62 He let his people be killed with swords. He was very angry with them.

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 deserted the holy tent at Shiloh. He left the tent he had set up among his people.

61 He allowed the ark to be captured. Into the hands of his enemies he sent the ark where his glory rested.

62 He let his people be killed with swords. He was very angry with them.

63 Fire destroyed their young men. Their young women had no one to get married to.

64 Their priests were killed with swords. Their widows weren't able to cry.