Psalms 78:61
And delivered his strength into captivity, and his glory into the enemy’s hand.
Psalms 78:61 in other translations
| BSB | He delivered His strength to captivity, and His splendor to the hand of the adversary. |
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| WEB | and delivered his strength into captivity, his glory into the adversary’s hand. |
| ASV | And delivered his strength into captivity, And his glory into the adversary’s hand. |
| YLT | And He giveth His strength to captivity, And His beauty into the hand of an adversary, |
| DARBY | And gave his strength into captivity, and his glory into the hand of the oppressor; |
| BBE | And he let his strength be taken prisoner, and gave his glory into the hands of his hater. |
| Webster | And delivered his strength into captivity, and his glory into the enemy's hand. |
What does Psalms 78:61 mean?
Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown, 1871 · public domain
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…
Psalms 78:61 in the original Hebrew
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Cross references for Psalms 78:61
- Psalms 132:8
Arise, O Lord, into thy rest; thou, and the ark of thy strength.
- 1 Samuel 4:21-5:2
And she named the child I–chabod, saying, The glory is departed from Israel: because the ark of God was taken, and because of her father in law and her husband. And she said, The glory is departed from Israel: for the ark of God is taken. And the Philistines took the ark of God, and brought it from Eben–ezer unto Ashdod. When the Philistines took the ark of God, they brought it into the house of Dagon, and set it by Dagon.
- 1 Samuel 4:17
And the messenger answered and said, Israel is fled before the Philistines, and there hath been also a great slaughter among the people, and thy two sons also, Hophni and Phinehas, are dead, and the ark of God is taken.
- Judges 18:30
And the children of Dan set up the graven image: and Jonathan, the son of Gershom, the son of Manasseh, he and his sons were priests to the tribe of Dan until the day of the captivity of the land.
- Exodus 40:34
Then a cloud covered the tent of the congregation, and the glory of the Lord filled the tabernacle.
- Psalms 24:7
Lift up your heads, O ye gates; and be ye lift up, ye everlasting doors; and the King of glory shall come in.
- 2 Chronicles 6:41
Now therefore arise, O Lord God, into thy resting place, thou, and the ark of thy strength: let thy priests, O Lord God, be clothed with salvation, and let thy saints rejoice in goodness.
- Psalms 63:2
To see thy power and thy glory, so as I have seen thee in the sanctuary.
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Context
- 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.
- Psalms 78:62
He gave his people over also unto the sword; and was wroth with his inheritance.
Psalms 78:61 in other languages
| Spanish Reina-Valera 1909 | Y dió en cautividad su fortaleza, y su gloria en mano del enemigo. |
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| French Bible J.N. Darby 1885 | Et il livra à la captivité sa force, et sa magnificence en la main de l’ennemi; |
| German Elberfelder 1871 | Und er gab in die Gefangenschaft seine Kraft, und seine Herrlichkeit in die Hand des Bedrängers. |