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Psalm 78:56–64

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78:56Yet they challenged and defied68 the sovereign God,69

and did not obey70 his commands.71

78:57They were unfaithful72 and acted as treacherously as73 their ancestors;

they were as unreliable as a malfunctioning bow.74

78:58They made him angry with their pagan shrines,75

and made him jealous with their idols.

78:59God heard and was angry;

he completely rejected Israel.

78:60He abandoned76 the sanctuary at Shiloh,

the tent where he lived among men.

78:61He allowed the symbol of his strong presence to be captured;77

he gave the symbol of his splendor78 into the hand of the enemy.79

78:62He delivered his people over to the sword,

and was angry with his chosen nation.80

78:63Fire consumed their81 young men,

and their82 virgins remained unmarried.83

78:64Their84 priests fell by the sword,

but their85 widows did not weep.86

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Footnotes

  1. 68 Or “tested and rebelled against.”
  2. 69 Heb “God, the Most High.”
  3. 70 Or “keep.”
  4. 71 Heb “his testimonies” (see Ps 25:10).
  5. 72 Heb “they turned back.”
  6. 73 Or “acted treacherously like.”
  7. 74 Heb “they turned aside like a deceitful bow.”
  8. 75 Traditionally, “high places.”
  9. 76 Or “rejected.”
  10. 77 Heb “and he gave to captivity his strength.” The expression “his strength” refers metonymically to the ark of the covenant, which was housed in the tabernacle at Shiloh.
  11. 78 Heb “and his splendor into the hand of an enemy.” The expression “his splendor” also refers metonymically to the ark of the covenant.
  12. 79 Verses 60–61 refer to the Philistines’ capture of the ark in the days of Eli (1 Sam 4:1–11).
  13. 80 Heb “his inheritance.”
  14. 81 Heb “his.” The singular pronominal suffix is collective, referring back to God’s “people” (v. 62).
  15. 82 Heb “his.” The singular pronominal suffix is collective, referring back to God’s “people” (v. 62).
  16. 83 Heb “were not praised,” that is, in wedding songs. The young men died in masses, leaving no husbands for the young women.
  17. 84 Heb “his.” The singular pronominal suffix is collective, referring back to God’s “people” (v. 62).
  18. 85 Heb “his.” The singular pronominal suffix is collective, referring back to God’s “people” (v. 62).
  19. 86 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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ESVEnglish Standard Version

Yet they tested and rebelled against the Most High God

and did not keep his testimonies,

but turned away and acted treacherously like their fathers;

they twisted like a deceitful bow.

For they provoked him to anger with their high places;

they moved him to jealousy with their idols.

When God heard, he was full of wrath,

and he utterly rejected Israel.

He forsook his dwelling at Shiloh,

the tent where he dwelt among mankind,

and delivered his power to captivity,

his glory to the hand of the foe.

He gave his people over to the sword

and vented his wrath on his heritage.

Fire devoured their young men,

and their young women had no marriage song.

Their priests fell by the sword,

and their widows made no lamentation.

Copyright 2001 Crossway Bibles

NIVNew International Version (2011)

But they put God to the test

and rebelled against the Most High;

they did not keep his statutes.

Like their ancestors they were disloyal and faithless,

as unreliable as a faulty bow.

They angered him with their high places;

they aroused his jealousy with their idols.

When God heard them, he was furious;

he rejected Israel completely.

He abandoned the tabernacle of Shiloh,

the tent he had set up among humans.

He sent the ark of his might into captivity,

his splendor into the hands of the enemy.

He gave his people over to the sword;

he was furious with his inheritance.

Fire consumed their young men,

and their young women had no wedding songs;

their priests were put to the sword,

and their widows could not weep.

Copyright 1973, 1978, 1984, 2011 Biblica, Inc.

CSBChristian Standard Bible

But they rebelliously tested the Most High God,

for they did not keep his decrees.

They treacherously turned away like their ancestors;

they became warped like a faulty bow.

They enraged him with their high places

and provoked his jealousy with their carved images.

God heard and became furious;

he completely rejected Israel.

He abandoned the tabernacle at Shiloh,

the tent where he resided among mankind.

He gave up his strength to captivity

and his splendor to the hand of a foe.

He surrendered his people to the sword

because he was enraged with his heritage.

Fire consumed his chosen young men,

and his young women had no wedding songs.

His priests fell by the sword,

and the widows could not lament.

Copyright 2017 Holman Bible Publishers

NLTNew Living Translation

But they kept testing and rebelling against God Most High.

They did not obey his laws.

They turned back and were as faithless as their parents.

They were as undependable as a crooked bow.

They angered God by building shrines to other gods;

they made him jealous with their idols.

When God heard them, he was very angry,

and he completely rejected Israel.

Then he abandoned his dwelling at Shiloh,

the Tabernacle where he had lived among the people.

He allowed the Ark of his might to be captured;

he surrendered his glory into enemy hands.

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

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

Their young men were killed by fire;

their young women died before singing their wedding songs.

Their priests were slaughtered,

and their widows could not mourn their deaths.

Holy Bible, New Living Translation, copyright © 1996, 2004, 2015 by Tyndale House Foundation. Used by permission of Tyndale House Publishers. All rights reserved.

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

But they tested and rebelled against God Most High

and did not keep his statutes.

And they turned and were treacherous like their ancestors.

They twisted like a crooked bow.

For they provoked him to anger with their high places,

and made him jealous with their images.

God heard and he was very angry

and rejected Israel utterly.

So he abandoned the dwelling place at Shiloh,

the tent he had placed among humankind.

And he gave his strength into captivity

and his splendor into the hand of the enemy.

He also handed his people over to the sword,

and he was very angry with his inheritance.

Fire devoured his young men,

and his young women were not praised.

His priests fell by the sword,

and his widows did not weep.

Copyright 2012 Lexham Press

KJV 1900King James Version

Yet they tempted and provoked the most high God,

And kept not his testimonies:

But turned back, and dealt unfaithfully like their fathers:

They were turned aside like a deceitful bow.

For they provoked him to anger with their high places,

And moved him to jealousy with their graven images.

When God heard this, he was wroth,

And greatly abhorred Israel:

So that he forsook the tabernacle of Shiloh,

The tent which he placed among men;

And delivered his strength into captivity,

And his glory into the enemy’s hand.

He gave his people over also unto the sword;

And was wroth with his inheritance.

The fire consumed their young men;

And their maidens were not given to marriage.

Their priests fell by the sword;

And their widows made no lamentation.

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