Psalms 78:63-64

78:63 Fire consumed their ¹  young men,

and their ²  virgins remained unmarried. ³ 

78:64 Their ⁴  priests fell by the sword,

but their ⁵  widows did not weep. ⁶ 

[78:63]  ¹ tn Heb “his.” The singular pronominal suffix is collective, referring back to God’s “people” (v. 62).

[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 “were not praised,” that is, in wedding songs. The young men died in masses, leaving no husbands for the young women.

[78:64]  ⁴ tn Heb “his.” The singular pronominal suffix is collective, referring back to God’s “people” (v. 62).

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

[78:64]  ⁶ sn Because of the invading army and the ensuing panic, the priests’ widows had no time to carry out the normal mourning rites.