Psalms 78:63

Fire consumed their ¹  young men, and their ²  virgins remained unmarried. ³ 

biblegateway Psa 78:63

Fire consumed their young men, and their maidens had no wedding songs;

biblegateway Psa 78:63

Fire devoured His young men, And His virgins had no wedding songs.

biblegateway Psa 78:63

Their young men were killed by fire; their young women died before singing their wedding songs.

biblegateway Psa 78:63

Their young men went to war and never came back; their young women waited in vain.

SABDAweb Psa 78:63

Their young men were burned in the fire; and their virgins were not praised in the bride-song.

bibleoremus Psa 78:63

Fire devoured their young men, and their girls had no marriage song.

biblegateway Psa 78:63

The fire consumed their young men, And their maidens were not given in marriage.

biblegateway Psa 78:63

Fire consumed their ¹  young men, and their ²  virgins remained unmarried. ³ 

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

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

³ tn Heb “were not praised,” that is, in wedding songs. The young men died in masses, leaving no husbands for the young women.