Psalms 78:63

78:63 Fire consumed their ¹  young men,

and their ²  virgins remained unmarried. ³ 

Psalms 148:12

148:12 you young men and young women,

you elderly, along with you children!

[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.