Psalm 78:62

62 (77-62) And he shut up his people under the sword: and he despised his inheritance.

Psalm 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 ) .

Psalm 78:62 In-Context

60 (77-60) And he put away the tabernacle of Silo, his tabernacle where he dwelt among men.

61 (77-61) And he delivered their strength into captivity: and their beauty into the hands of the enemy.

62 (77-62) And he shut up his people under the sword: and he despised his inheritance.

63 (77-63) Fire consumed their young men: and their maidens were not lamented.

64 (77-64) Their priests fell by the sword: and their widows did not mourn.