Psalms 78 · Verse 60

Psalms 78:60

So that he forsook the tabernacle of Shiloh, the tent which he placed among men;
Psalms 78:60, King James Version

Psalms 78:60 in other translations

BSBHe abandoned the tabernacle of Shiloh, the tent He had pitched among men.
WEBso that he abandoned the tent of Shiloh, the tent which he placed among men,
ASVSo that he forsook the tabernacle of Shiloh, The tent which he placed among men;
YLTAnd He leaveth the tabernacle of Shiloh, The tent He had placed among men,
DARBYAnd he forsook the tabernacle at Shiloh, the tent where he had dwelt among men,
BBESo that he went away from the holy place in Shiloh, the tent which he had put among men;
WebsterSo that he forsook the tabernacle of Shiloh, the tent which he placed among men;

What does Psalms 78:60 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Psalms 78:59-60

59-60. heard--perceived (Ge 11:7). abhorred--but not utterly.

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Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 60 He forsook the tabernacle of Shiloh - The Lord, offended with the people, and principally with the priests, who had profaned his holy worship, gave up his ark into the hands of the Philistines. And so true it is that he forsook the tabernacle of Shiloh, that he never returned to it again. See 1Sam 6:1; 2 Samuel 6; 1Kgs 8:1; where the several removals of the ark are spoken of, and which explain the remaining part of this Psalm. Because God suffered the Philistines to take the ark, it is said, Psa 78:61 : "He delivered his strength into captivity, and his glory into the enemy's hand;" and Psa 78:67, that "he refused the tabernacle of Joseph, and chose not the tribe of Ephraim;" for Shiloh was in the tribe of Ephraim the son of Joseph; and God did not suffer his ark to return thither, but to go to Kirjath-jearim, which was in the tribe of Benjamin, from thence to the house of Obed-edom: and so to Zion in the tribe of Judah, as it follows, Psa 78:68. The tabernacle which Moses had constructed in the wilderness remained at Shiloh even after the ark was taken by the Philistines and afterwards sent to Kirjath-jearim. From Shiloh it was transported to Nob; afterwards to Gibeon, apparently under the reign of Saul; and it was there at the commencement of Solomon's reign, for this prince went thither to offer sacrifices, 1Kgs 3:4. From the time in which the temple was built, we know not what became of the tabernacle of Moses: it was probably laid up in some of the chambers of the temple. See Calmet.

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Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Psalms 78:56-72

After the Israelites were settled in Canaan, the children were like their fathers. God gave them his testimonies, but they turned back. Presumptuous sins render even Israelites hateful to God's holiness, and exposed to his justice. Those whom the Lord forsakes become an easy prey to the destroyer. And sooner or later, God will disgrace his enemies. He set a good government over his people; a monarch after his own…

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Psalms 78:60 in the original Hebrew

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

וַ֭יִּטֹּשׁVai.yi.toshand he abandonedH5203
מִשְׁכַּ֣ןmish.Kan[the] tabernacle ofH4908
שִׁל֑וֹshi.LoShilohH7887
אֹ֝֗הֶל'O.hel[the] tentH168
שִׁכֵּ֥ןshi.Ken[which] he had pitchedH7931
בָּאָדָֽם\׃ba.'a.Damamong <the> humankindH120

Source: STEPBible TAHOT/TAGNT (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0).

Cross references for Psalms 78:60

  • Joshua 18:1

    And the whole congregation of the children of Israel assembled together at Shiloh, and set up the tabernacle of the congregation there. And the land was subdued before them.

  • 1 Samuel 4:4-11

    So the people sent to Shiloh, that they might bring from thence the ark of the covenant of the Lord of hosts, which dwelleth between the cherubims: and the two sons of Eli, Hophni and Phinehas, were there with the ark of the covenant of God. And when the ark of the covenant of the Lord came into the camp, all Israel shouted with a great shout, so that the earth rang again. And when the Philistines heard the noise of the shout, they said, What meaneth the noise of this great shout in the camp of the Hebrews? And they understood that the ark of the Lord was come into the camp. And the Philistines were afraid, for they said, God is come into the camp. And they said, Woe unto us! for there hath not been such a thing heretofore. …

  • Jeremiah 26:6-9

    Then will I make this house like Shiloh, and will make this city a curse to all the nations of the earth. So the priests and the prophets and all the people heard Jeremiah speaking these words in the house of the Lord. Now it came to pass, when Jeremiah had made an end of speaking all that the Lord had commanded him to speak unto all the people, that the priests and the prophets and all the people took him, saying, Thou shalt surely die. Why hast thou prophesied in the name of the Lord, saying, This house shall be like Shiloh, and this city shall be desolate without an inhabitant? And all the people were gathered against Jeremiah in the house of the Lord.

  • 1 Samuel 1:3

    And this man went up out of his city yearly to worship and to sacrifice unto the Lord of hosts in Shiloh. And the two sons of Eli, Hophni and Phinehas, the priests of the Lord, were there.

  • Jeremiah 7:12-14

    But go ye now unto my place which was in Shiloh, where I set my name at the first, and see what I did to it for the wickedness of my people Israel. And now, because ye have done all these works, saith the Lord, and I spake unto you, rising up early and speaking, but ye heard not; and I called you, but ye answered not; Therefore will I do unto this house, which is called by my name, wherein ye trust, and unto the place which I gave to you and to your fathers, as I have done to Shiloh.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Jos 18:1; 1Sa 1:3; 4:4-11; Jer 7:12-14; 26:6-9

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Context

  • Psalms 78:59

    When God heard this, he was wroth, and greatly abhorred Israel:

  • Psalms 78:60

    So that he forsook the tabernacle of Shiloh, the tent which he placed among men;

  • Psalms 78:61

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

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Psalms 78:60 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909		Dejó por tanto el tabernáculo de Silo, la tienda en que habitó entre los hombres;
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885		Et il abandonna la demeure de Silo, la tente où il avait habité parmi les hommes;
German
Elberfelder 1871		Und er verließ die Wohnung zu Silo, das Zelt, welches er unter den Menschen aufgeschlagen hatte.