59 When God heard them, He [a]was filled with (A)wrath
And He utterly (B)rejected Israel;
60 So that He (C)abandoned the (D)dwelling place at Shiloh,
The tent [b]which He had pitched among people,
61 And He gave up His (E)strength to captivity
And His glory (F)into the hand of the enemy.

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Footnotes

  1. Psalm 78:59 Or became infuriated
  2. Psalm 78:60 Some ancient versions where He dwelt

59 When God heard(A) them, he was furious;(B)
    he rejected Israel(C) completely.
60 He abandoned the tabernacle of Shiloh,(D)
    the tent he had set up among humans.(E)
61 He sent the ark of his might(F) into captivity,(G)
    his splendor into the hands of the enemy.

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11 Our holy and beautiful (A)house,
Where our fathers praised You,
Has been burned by fire;
And (B)all our precious things have become a ruin.

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11 Our holy and glorious temple,(A) where our ancestors praised you,
    has been burned with fire,
    and all that we treasured(B) lies in ruins.

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The Temple Profaned

20 Moreover, they transformed the splendor of His jewels into pride, and (A)they made the images of their abominations and their detestable things with it; therefore I will make it an abhorrent thing to them. 21 And I will hand it over to the (B)foreigners as plunder, and to the wicked of the earth as spoils; and they will profane it. 22 I will also turn My (C)face away from them, and they will profane My treasure; then robbers will enter and profane it.

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20 They took pride in their beautiful jewelry
    and used it to make(A) their detestable idols.
They made it into vile images;(B)
    therefore I will make it a thing unclean for them.(C)
21 I will give their wealth as plunder(D) to foreigners
    and as loot to the wicked of the earth,
    who will defile it.(E)
22 I will turn my face(F) away from the people,
    and robbers will desecrate the place I treasure.
They will enter it
    and will defile it.(G)

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