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Psalm 78:60–68

60 So that He aabandoned the bdwelling place at Shiloh,

The tent 1which He had pitched among men,

61 And gave up His astrength to captivity

And His glory binto the hand of the adversary.

62 He also adelivered His people to the sword,

And 1was filled with wrath at His inheritance.

63 aFire devoured 1His young men,

And 1His bvirgins had no wedding songs.

64 1His apriests fell by the sword,

And 1His bwidows could not weep.

65 Then the Lord aawoke as if from sleep,

Like a bwarrior 1overcome by wine.

66 He 1adrove His adversaries backward;

He put on them an everlasting reproach.

67 He also arejected the tent of Joseph,

And did not choose the tribe of Ephraim,

68 But chose the tribe of Judah,

Mount aZion which He loved.

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Psalm 78:60–68 — The New International Version (NIV)

60 He abandoned the tabernacle of Shiloh,

the tent he had set up among humans.

61 He sent the ark of his might into captivity,

his splendor into the hands of the enemy.

62 He gave his people over to the sword;

he was furious with his inheritance.

63 Fire consumed their young men,

and their young women had no wedding songs;

64 their priests were put to the sword,

and their widows could not weep.

65 Then the Lord awoke as from sleep,

as a warrior wakes from the stupor of wine.

66 He beat back his enemies;

he put them to everlasting shame.

67 Then he rejected the tents of Joseph,

he did not choose the tribe of Ephraim;

68 but he chose the tribe of Judah,

Mount Zion, which he loved.

Psalm 78:60–68 — English Standard Version (ESV)

60 He forsook his dwelling at Shiloh,

the tent where he dwelt among mankind,

61 and delivered his power to captivity,

his glory to the hand of the foe.

62 He gave his people over to the sword

and vented his wrath on his heritage.

63 Fire devoured their young men,

and their young women had no marriage song.

64 Their priests fell by the sword,

and their widows made no lamentation.

65 Then the Lord awoke as from sleep,

like a strong man shouting because of wine.

66 And he put his adversaries to rout;

he put them to everlasting shame.

67 He rejected the tent of Joseph;

he did not choose the tribe of Ephraim,

68 but he chose the tribe of Judah,

Mount Zion, which he loves.

Psalm 78:60–68 — King James Version (KJV 1900)

60 So that he forsook the tabernacle of Shiloh,

The tent which he placed among men;

61 And delivered his strength into captivity,

And his glory into the enemy’s hand.

62 He gave his people over also unto the sword;

And was wroth with his inheritance.

63 The fire consumed their young men;

And their maidens were not given to marriage.

64 Their priests fell by the sword;

And their widows made no lamentation.

65 Then the Lord awaked as one out of sleep,

And like a mighty man that shouteth by reason of wine.

66 And he smote his enemies in the hinder parts:

He put them to a perpetual reproach.

67 Moreover he refused the tabernacle of Joseph,

And chose not the tribe of Ephraim:

68 But chose the tribe of Judah,

The mount Zion which he loved.

Psalm 78:60–68 — New Living Translation (NLT)

60 Then he abandoned his dwelling at Shiloh,

the Tabernacle where he had lived among the people.

61 He allowed the Ark of his might to be captured;

he surrendered his glory into enemy hands.

62 He gave his people over to be butchered by the sword,

because he was so angry with his own people—his special possession.

63 Their young men were killed by fire;

their young women died before singing their wedding songs.

64 Their priests were slaughtered,

and their widows could not mourn their deaths.

65 Then the Lord rose up as though waking from sleep,

like a warrior aroused from a drunken stupor.

66 He routed his enemies

and sent them to eternal shame.

67 But he rejected Joseph’s descendants;

he did not choose the tribe of Ephraim.

68 He chose instead the tribe of Judah,

and Mount Zion, which he loved.

Psalm 78:60–68 — The New King James Version (NKJV)

60 So that He forsook the tabernacle of Shiloh,

The tent He had placed among men,

61 And delivered His strength into captivity,

And His glory into the enemy’s hand.

62 He also gave His people over to the sword,

And was furious with His inheritance.

63 The fire consumed their young men,

And their maidens were not given in marriage.

64 Their priests fell by the sword,

And their widows made no lamentation.

65 Then the Lord awoke as from sleep,

Like a mighty man who shouts because of wine.

66 And He beat back His enemies;

He put them to a perpetual reproach.

67 Moreover He rejected the tent of Joseph,

And did not choose the tribe of Ephraim,

68 But chose the tribe of Judah,

Mount Zion which He loved.

Psalm 78:60–68 — New Century Version (NCV)

60 He left his dwelling at Shiloh,

the Tent where he lived among the people.

61 He let the Ark, his power, be captured;

he let the Ark, his glory, be taken by enemies.

62 He let his people be killed;

he was very angry with his children.

63 The young men died by fire,

and the young women had no one to marry.

64 Their priests fell by the sword,

but their widows were not allowed to cry.

65 Then the Lord got up as if he had been asleep;

he awoke like a man who had been drunk with wine.

66 He struck down his enemies

and disgraced them forever.

67 But God rejected the family of Joseph;

he did not choose the tribe of Ephraim.

68 Instead, he chose the tribe of Judah

and Mount Zion, which he loves.

Psalm 78:60–68 — American Standard Version (ASV)

60 So that he forsook the tabernacle of Shiloh,

The tent which he placed among men;

61 And delivered his strength into captivity,

And his glory into the adversary’s hand.

62 He gave his people over also unto the sword,

And was wroth with his inheritance.

63 Fire devoured their young men;

And their virgins had no marriage-song.

64 Their priests fell by the sword;

And their widows made no lamentation.

65 Then the Lord awaked as one out of sleep,

Like a mighty man that shouteth by reason of wine.

66 And he smote his adversaries backward:

He put them to a perpetual reproach.

67 Moreover he refused the tent of Joseph,

And chose not the tribe of Ephraim,

68 But chose the tribe of Judah,

The mount Zion which he loved.

Psalm 78:60–68 — 1890 Darby Bible (DARBY)

60 And he forsook the tabernacle at Shiloh, the tent where he had dwelt among men, 61 And gave his strength into captivity, and his glory into the hand of the oppressor; 62 And delivered up his people unto the sword, and was very wroth with his inheritance: 63 The fire consumed their young men, and their maidens were not praised in nuptial song; 64 Their priests fell by the sword, and their widows made no lamentation. 65 Then the Lord awoke as one out of sleep, like a mighty man that shouteth aloud by reason of wine; 66 And he smote his adversaries in the hinder part, and put them to everlasting reproach. 67 And he rejected the tent of Joseph, and chose not the tribe of Ephraim, 68 But chose the tribe of Judah, the mount Zion which he loved;

Psalm 78:60–68 — GOD’S WORD Translation (GW)

60 He abandoned his dwelling place in Shiloh, 

the tent where he had lived among humans. 

61 He allowed his power to be taken captive 

and handed his glory over to an oppressor. 

62 He let swords kill his people. 

He was furious with those who belonged to him. 

63 Fire consumed his best young men, 

so his virgins heard no wedding songs. 

64 His priests were cut down with swords. 

The widows ⸤of his priests⸥ could not even weep ⸤for them⸥. 

65 Then the Lord woke up like one who had been sleeping, 

like a warrior sobering up from ⸤too much⸥ wine. 

66 He struck his enemies from behind 

and disgraced them forever. 

67 He rejected the tent of Joseph. 

He did not choose the tribe of Ephraim, 

68 but he chose the tribe of Judah, 

Mount Zion which he loved. 

Psalm 78:60–68 — The Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB)

60 He abandoned the tabernacle at Shiloh,

the tent where He resided among men.

61 He gave up His strength to captivity

and His splendor to the hand of a foe.

62 He surrendered His people to the sword

because He was enraged with His heritage.

63 Fire consumed His chosen young men,

and His young women had no wedding songs.

64 His priests fell by the sword,

but the widows could not lament.

65 Then the Lord awoke as if from sleep,

like a warrior from the effects of wine.

66 He beat back His foes;

He gave them lasting shame.

67 He rejected the tent of Joseph

and did not choose the tribe of Ephraim.

68 He chose instead the tribe of Judah,

Mount Zion, which He loved.

Psalm 78:60–68 — The New Revised Standard Version (NRSV)

60 He abandoned his dwelling at Shiloh,

the tent where he dwelt among mortals,

61 and delivered his power to captivity,

his glory to the hand of the foe.

62 He gave his people to the sword,

and vented his wrath on his heritage.

63 Fire devoured their young men,

and their girls had no marriage song.

64 Their priests fell by the sword,

and their widows made no lamentation.

65 Then the Lord awoke as from sleep,

like a warrior shouting because of wine.

66 He put his adversaries to rout;

he put them to everlasting disgrace.

67 He rejected the tent of Joseph,

he did not choose the tribe of Ephraim;

68 but he chose the tribe of Judah,

Mount Zion, which he loves.

Psalm 78:60–68 — The Lexham English Bible (LEB)

60 So he abandoned the dwelling place at Shiloh,

the tent he had placed among humankind.

61 And he gave his strength into captivity

and his splendor into the hand of the enemy.

62 He also handed his people over to the sword,

and he was very angry with his inheritance.

63 Fire devoured his young men,

and his young women were not praised.

64 His priests fell by the sword,

and his widows did not weep.

65 Then the Lord awoke like one who had been asleep,

awoke like a warrior who had been drunk with wine.

66 And he beat back his enemies;

he gave them over to perpetual scorn.

67 And he rejected the tent of Joseph,

and did not choose the tribe of Ephraim,

68 but chose the tribe of Judah,

Mount Zion that he loved.

Psalm 78:60–68 — New International Reader’s Version (1998) (NIrV)

60 He deserted the holy tent at Shiloh.

He left the tent he had set up among his people.

61 He allowed the ark to be captured.

Into the hands of his enemies he sent the ark where his glory rested.

62 He let his people be killed with swords.

He was very angry with them.

63 Fire destroyed their young men.

Their young women had no one to get married to.

64 Their priests were killed with swords.

Their widows weren’t able to cry.

65 Then the Lord woke up as if he had been sleeping.

He was like a man waking up from the deep sleep caused by wine.

66 He drove his enemies back.

He put them to shame that will last forever.

67 He turned his back on the tents of the people of Joseph.

He didn’t choose to live in the tribe of Ephraim.

68 Instead, he chose to live in the tribe of Judah.

He chose Mount Zion, which he loved.


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