Psalm 78:62

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

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 He forsook his dwelling at Shiloh, the tent where he dwelt among men,

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

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

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

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