Psalms 78:62

62 He gave his people to the sword, and vented his wrath on his heritage.

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 dwelling at Shiloh, the tent where he dwelt among mortals,

61 and delivered his power to captivity, his glory to the hand of the foe.

62 He gave his people to the sword, and vented his wrath on his heritage.

63 Fire devoured their young men, and their girls had no marriage song.

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