Psalms 78:62-64

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

and was angry with his chosen nation. ¹ 

78:63 Fire consumed their ²  young men,

and their ³  virgins remained unmarried. ⁴ 

78:64 Their ⁵  priests fell by the sword,

but their ⁶  widows did not weep. ⁷ 

[78:62]  ¹ tn Heb “his inheritance.”

[78:63]  ² tn Heb “his.” The singular pronominal suffix is collective, referring back to God’s “people” (v. 62).

[78:63]  ³ tn Heb “his.” The singular pronominal suffix is collective, referring back to God’s “people” (v. 62).

[78:63]  ⁴ tn Heb “were not praised,” that is, in wedding songs. The young men died in masses, leaving no husbands for the young women.

[78:64]  ⁵ tn Heb “his.” The singular pronominal suffix is collective, referring back to God’s “people” (v. 62).

[78:64]  ⁶ tn Heb “his.” The singular pronominal suffix is collective, referring back to God’s “people” (v. 62).

[78:64]  ⁷ sn Because of the invading army and the ensuing panic, the priests’ widows had no time to carry out the normal mourning rites.