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Psalm 78:59-61
New Catholic Bible
Psalm 78:59-61
New Catholic Bible
59 When God saw this, he became enraged
and rejected Israel totally.[a]
60 He forsook his dwelling in Shiloh,[b]
the tent where he dwelt among mortals.
61 He surrendered his might into captivity
and his glory[c] into the hands of the enemy.
Footnotes
- Psalm 78:59 The psalmist is not speaking here of a permanent abandonment of Israel by God.
- Psalm 78:60 Shiloh: a shrine located in Ephraim (see Jdg 21:19) that was the center of Israelite worship from the time of Joshua (see Jos 18:1, 8; 21:1f; Jdg 18:31; 1 Sam 1:3; Jer 7:12; 26:6). It was destroyed by the Philistines when the Ark of the Covenant was captured (see 1 Sam 4:1-11).
- Psalm 78:61 His might . . . his glory: the divine attributes of which the Ark of the Covenant was the symbol (see Ps 132:17; 1 Sam 4:19ff; 2 Chr 6:41).
