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Psalms 78:62-64

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78:62 He delivered his people over to the sword,

and was angry with his chosen nation. 1 

78:63 Fire consumed their 2  young men,

and their 3  virgins remained unmarried. 4 

78:64 Their 5  priests fell by the sword,

but their 6  widows did not weep. 7 

1 tn Heb “his inheritance.”

2 tn Heb “his.” The singular pronominal suffix is collective, referring back to God’s “people” (v. 62).

3 tn Heb “his.” The singular pronominal suffix is collective, referring back to God’s “people” (v. 62).

4 tn Heb “were not praised,” that is, in wedding songs. The young men died in masses, leaving no husbands for the young women.

5 tn Heb “his.” The singular pronominal suffix is collective, referring back to God’s “people” (v. 62).

6 tn Heb “his.” The singular pronominal suffix is collective, referring back to God’s “people” (v. 62).

7 sn Because of the invading army and the ensuing panic, the priests’ widows had no time to carry out the normal mourning rites.



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