God’s Word Translation
Psalms 78:61
61He allowed his power to be taken captive and handed his glory over to an oppressor.
Psalms 78:61 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)And delivered his strength into captivity, and his glory into the enemy’s hand.
- New International Version (NIV)He sent the ark of his might into captivity, his splendor into the hands of the enemy.
- English Standard Version (ESV)and delivered his power to captivity, his glory to the hand of the foe.
- New King James Version (NKJV)And delivered His strength into captivity, And His glory into the enemy’s hand.
Context of Psalms 78:61
59When God heard, he became furious. He completely rejected Israel. 60He abandoned his dwelling place in Shiloh, the tent where he had lived among humans. He allowed his power to be taken captive and handed his glory over to an oppressor. 62He let swords kill his people. He was furious with those who belonged to him. 63Fire consumed his best young men, so his virgins heard no wedding songs.
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וַיִּתֵּ֣ן לַשְּׁבִ֣י עֻזּ֑וֹ וְֽתִפְאַרְתּ֥וֹ בְיַד־צָֽר׃Read the interlinear
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Cross-references for Psalms 78:61
- Psalms 132:8O Lord, arise, and come to your resting place with the ark of your power.
- Judges 18:30The people of Dan set up the carved idol for themselves. Jonathan (son of Gershom and grandson of Moses) and his descendants were priests for Dan’s tribe until the people living in that land were taken captive.
- 1 Samuel 5:1After the Philistines had captured the ark of God, they brought it from Ebenezer to Ashdod.
- 2 Chronicles 6:41“Now arise, and come to your resting place, Lord God— you and the ark of your power. Clothe your priests, Lord God, with salvation. Let your godly ones rejoice in what is good.
- Psalms 24:7Lift your heads, you gates. Be lifted, you ancient doors, so that the king of glory may come in.
- Exodus 40:34Then the ⌞column of⌟ smoke covered the tent of meeting, and the glory of the Lord filled the tent.
- 1 Samuel 4:21She called the boy Ichabod [No Glory], saying, “Israel’s glory is gone,” because the ark of God had been captured and because her father-in-law and her husband ⌞died⌟.
Commentaries on Psalms 78:61
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 61And delivered his strength into captivity - That is, the ark, considered as the symbol of his power. This constituted the defense of the people; this was the emblem of the presence of God, which, when with them, was their real protection. The allusion here is to the time when the ark was taken by the Philistines in the days of Eli. See 1 Samuel 4:3-11. And his glory - That which was emblematic of his glory, to wit, the ark. Into the enemy‘s hand - The…Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 56-72Verses 56-72 After the Israelites were settled in Canaan, the children were like their fathers. God gave them his testimonies, but they turned back. Presumptuous sins render even Israelites hateful to God's holiness, and exposed to his justice. Those whom the Lord forsakes become an easy prey to the destroyer. And sooner or later, God will disgrace his enemies. He set a good government over his people; a monarch after his own heart. With good reason does…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 56-64Israel’s rebellion defiled the promised land. During the time of the judges, the people built shrines to false gods and worshiped idols (Psalm 78:58; see also Judges 2:11; 3:7, 17–18).Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 6161. his strength--the ark, as symbolical of it (Psa 96:6).Read the comment
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Commentaries on Psalms 78
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Calvin’s Commentaries
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- The Treasury of David
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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