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Psalm 78:56-64
Holman Christian Standard Bible
Psalm 78:56-64
Holman Christian Standard Bible
56 But they rebelliously tested the Most High God,
for they did not keep His decrees.(A)
57 They treacherously turned away like their fathers;
they became warped like a faulty bow.(B)
58 They enraged Him with their high places
and provoked His jealousy with their carved images.(C)
59 God heard and became furious;
He completely rejected Israel.(D)
60 He abandoned the tabernacle at Shiloh,
the tent where He resided among men.[a](E)
61 He gave up His strength[b] to captivity
and His splendor to the hand of a foe.(F)
62 He surrendered His people to the sword
because He was enraged with His heritage.(G)
63 Fire consumed His chosen young men,
and His young women had no wedding songs.[c](H)
64 His priests fell by the sword,
but the[d] widows could not lament.[e](I)
Footnotes
- Psalm 78:60 Hb adam
- Psalm 78:61 = the ark of the covenant
- Psalm 78:63 Lit virgins were not praised
- Psalm 78:64 Lit His
- Psalm 78:64 War probably prevented customary funerals.
Psalm 78:56-64
New International Version
Psalm 78:56-64
New International Version
56 But they put God to the test
and rebelled against the Most High;
they did not keep his statutes.
57 Like their ancestors(A) they were disloyal and faithless,
as unreliable as a faulty bow.(B)
58 They angered him(C) with their high places;(D)
they aroused his jealousy with their idols.(E)
59 When God heard(F) them, he was furious;(G)
he rejected Israel(H) completely.
60 He abandoned the tabernacle of Shiloh,(I)
the tent he had set up among humans.(J)
61 He sent the ark of his might(K) into captivity,(L)
his splendor into the hands of the enemy.
62 He gave his people over to the sword;(M)
he was furious with his inheritance.(N)
63 Fire consumed(O) their young men,
and their young women had no wedding songs;(P)
64 their priests were put to the sword,(Q)
and their widows could not weep.
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