Psalms 78:61

He allowed the symbol of his strong presence to be captured; ¹  he gave the symbol of his splendor ²  into the hand of the enemy. ³ 

biblegateway Psa 78:61

He sent the ark of his might into captivity, his splendour into the hands of the enemy.

biblegateway Psa 78:61

And gave up His strength to captivity And His glory into the hand of the adversary.

biblegateway Psa 78:61

He allowed the Ark of his might to be captured; he surrendered his glory into enemy hands.

biblegateway Psa 78:61

He let his pride and joy go to the dogs, turned his back on the pride of his life.

SABDAweb Psa 78:61

And he let his strength be taken prisoner, and gave his glory into the hands of his hater.

bibleoremus Psa 78:61

and delivered his power to captivity, his glory to the hand of the foe.

biblegateway Psa 78:61

And delivered His strength into captivity, And His glory into the enemy’s hand.

biblegateway Psa 78:61

He allowed the symbol of his strong presence to be captured; ¹  he gave the symbol of his splendor ²  into the hand of the enemy. ³ 

¹ tn 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.

² tn Heb “and his splendor into the hand of an enemy.” The expression “his splendor” also refers metonymically to the ark of the covenant.

³ sn Verses 60-61 refer to the Philistines’ capture of the ark in the days of Eli (1 Sam 4:1-11).