Psalms 78:60-72

60So that He abandoned the tabernacle at Shiloh, The tent in which He had dwelled among men,

61And gave up His strength and power (the ark of the covenant) into captivity, And His glory into the hand of the enemy (the Philistines).

62He also handed His people over to the sword, And was infuriated with His inheritance (Israel).

63The fire [of war] devoured His young men, And His [bereaved] virgins had no wedding songs.

64His priests [Hophni and Phinehas] fell by the sword, And His widows could not weep.

65Then the Lord awakened as from sleep, Like a [mighty] warrior who awakens from the sleep of wine [fully conscious of his power].

66He drove His enemies backward; He subjected them to lasting shame and dishonor.

67Moreover, He rejected the tent of Joseph, And did not choose the tribe of Ephraim [in which the tabernacle stood].

68But He chose the tribe of Judah [as Israel’s leader], Mount Zion, which He loved [to replace Shiloh as His capital].

69And He built His sanctuary [exalted] like the heights [of the heavens], Like the earth which He has established forever.

70He also chose David His servant And took him from the sheepfolds;

71From tending the ewes with nursing young He brought him To shepherd Jacob His people, And Israel His inheritance.

72So David shepherded them according to the integrity of his heart; And guided them with his skillful hands.