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Psalm 78:62-64
New English Translation
Psalm 78:62-64
New English Translation
62 He delivered his people over to the sword,
and was angry with his chosen nation.[a]
63 Fire consumed their[b] young men,
and their[c] virgins remained unmarried.[d]
64 Their[e] priests fell by the sword,
but their[f] widows did not weep.[g]
Footnotes
- Psalm 78:62 tn Heb “his inheritance.”
- Psalm 78:63 tn Heb “his.” The singular pronominal suffix is collective, referring back to God’s “people” (v. 62).
- Psalm 78:63 tn Heb “his.” The singular pronominal suffix is collective, referring back to God’s “people” (v. 62).
- Psalm 78:63 tn Heb “were not praised,” that is, in wedding songs. The young men died in masses, leaving no husbands for the young women.
- Psalm 78:64 tn Heb “his.” The singular pronominal suffix is collective, referring back to God’s “people” (v. 62).
- Psalm 78:64 tn Heb “his.” The singular pronominal suffix is collective, referring back to God’s “people” (v. 62).
- Psalm 78:64 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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