Psalms 78:62

62 He gave his people over to be butchered by the sword, because he was so angry with his own people—his special possession.

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 Then he abandoned his dwelling at Shiloh, the Tabernacle where he had lived among the people.

61 He allowed the Ark of his might to be captured; he surrendered his glory into enemy hands.

62 He gave his people over to be butchered by the sword, because he was so angry with his own people—his special possession.

63 Their young men were killed by fire; their young women died before singing their wedding songs.

64 Their priests were slaughtered, and their widows could not mourn their deaths.