Psalms 78
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Psalms 78:60-72

60So that He 1abandonedH5203 the 2dwellingH4908 placeH4908 at ShilohH7887, The tentH168 3which He had pitchedH7931 among menH120,61And gaveH5414 up His 4strengthH5797 to captivityH7628 And His gloryH8597 5into the handH3027 of the adversaryH6862.62He also 6deliveredH5462 His peopleH5971 to the swordH2719, And 7was filledH5674 with wrathH5674 at His inheritanceH5159.638FireH784 devouredH398 9His youngH970 menH970, And 10His 11virginsH1330 had noH3808 weddingH1984 songsH1984.6412His 13priestsH3548 fellH5307 by the swordH2719, And 14His 15widowsH490 could not weepH1058.

65Then the LordH136 16awokeH3364 as if from sleepH3463, Like a 17warriorH1368 18overcomeH7320 by wineH3196.66He 1920droveH5221 His adversariesH6862 backwardH268; He putH5414 on them an everlastingH5769 reproachH2781.67He also 21rejectedH3988 the tentH168 of JosephH3130, And did not chooseH977 the tribeH7626 of EphraimH669,68But choseH977 the tribeH7626 of JudahH3063, MountH2022 22ZionH6726 whichH834 He lovedH157.69And He 23builtH1129 His sanctuaryH4720 likeH3644 the heightsH7311, Like the earthH776 which He has foundedH3245 foreverH5769.70He also 24choseH977 DavidH1732 His servantH5650 And tookH3947 him from the sheepfoldsH6629H4356;71From 2526the careH310 of the 27ewesH5763 28with sucklingH5763 lambsH5763 He broughtH935 him To 29shepherdH7462 JacobH3290 His peopleH5971, And IsraelH3478 30His inheritanceH5159.72So he shepherdedH7462 them according to the 31integrityH8537 of his heartH3824, And guidedH5148 them with his skillfulH8394 handsH3709.

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Notes

  1. 1. Psalms 78:60 1 Sam 4:11; Ps 78:67; Jer 7:12, 14; 26:6 ↩
  2. 2. Psalms 78:60 Josh 18:1 ↩
  3. 3. Psalms 78:60 Some ancient versions read where He dwelt ↩
  4. 4. Psalms 78:61 Ps 63:2; 132:8 ↩
  5. 5. Psalms 78:61 1 Sam 4:17 ↩
  6. 6. Psalms 78:62 Judg 20:21; 1 Sam 4:10 ↩
  7. 7. Psalms 78:62 Or became infuriated ↩
  8. 8. Psalms 78:63 Num 11:1; 21:28; Is 26:11; Jer 48:45 ↩
  9. 9. Psalms 78:63 Or their ↩
  10. 10. Psalms 78:63 Or their ↩
  11. 11. Psalms 78:63 Jer 7:34; 16:9; Lam 2:21 ↩
  12. 12. Psalms 78:64 Or their ↩
  13. 13. Psalms 78:64 1 Sam 4:17; 22:18 ↩
  14. 14. Psalms 78:64 Or their ↩
  15. 15. Psalms 78:64 Job 27:15; Ezek 24:23 ↩
  16. 16. Psalms 78:65 Ps 44:23; 73:20 ↩
  17. 17. Psalms 78:65 Is 42:13 ↩
  18. 18. Psalms 78:65 Or sobered up from ↩
  19. 19. Psalms 78:66 Lit smote ↩
  20. 20. Psalms 78:66 1 Sam 5:6 ↩
  21. 21. Psalms 78:67 Ps 78:60 ↩
  22. 22. Psalms 78:68 Ps 87:2; 132:13 ↩
  23. 23. Psalms 78:69 1 Kin 6:1-38 ↩
  24. 24. Psalms 78:70 1 Sam 16:11, 12 ↩
  25. 25. Psalms 78:71 Lit following ↩
  26. 26. Psalms 78:71 2 Sam 7:8; Is 40:11 ↩
  27. 27. Psalms 78:71 Lit ewes which gave suck, He... ↩
  28. 28. Psalms 78:71 Gen 33:13 ↩
  29. 29. Psalms 78:71 2 Sam 5:2; 1 Chr 11:2; Ps 28:9 ↩
  30. 30. Psalms 78:71 1 Sam 10:1 ↩
  31. 31. Psalms 78:72 1 Kin 9:4 ↩

Commentaries on Psalms 78

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