Psalms 78 · Verse 67

Psalms 78:67

Moreover he refused the tabernacle of Joseph, and chose not the tribe of Ephraim:
Psalms 78:67, King James Version

Psalms 78:67 in other translations

BSBHe rejected the tent of Joseph and refused the tribe of Ephraim.
WEBMoreover he rejected the tent of Joseph, and didn’t choose the tribe of Ephraim,
ASVMoreover he refused the tent of Joseph, And chose not the tribe of Ephraim,
YLTAnd He kicketh against the tent of Joseph, And on the tribe of Ephraim hath not fixed.
DARBYAnd he rejected the tent of Joseph, and chose not the tribe of Ephraim,
BBEAnd he put the tent of Joseph on one side, and took not the tribe of Ephraim;
WebsterMoreover he refused the tabernacle of Joseph, and chose not the tribe of Ephraim:

What does Psalms 78:67 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Psalms 78:67-68
67-68. tabernacle of Joseph--or, "home," or, "tribe," to which-- tribe of Ephraim--is parallel (compare Re 7:8). Its pre-eminence was, like Saul's, only permitted. Judah had been the choice (Ge 49:10).

Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown, 1871 · public domain

Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 67 He refused the tabernacle of Joseph - See the note on Psa 78:60 (note).

Adam Clarke, 1831 · 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…

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Psalms 78:67 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.

וַ֭יִּמְאַסVai.yim.'asand he rejectedH3988
בְּאֹ֣הֶלbe.'O.hel<in> [the] tent ofH168
יוֹסֵ֑ףyo.SefJosephH3130
וּֽבְשֵׁ֥בֶטu.ve.She.vetand <in> [the] tribe ofH7626
אֶ֝פְרַ֗יִם'ef.Ra.yimEphraimH669
לֹ֣אlo'notH3808
בָחָֽר\׃va.Charhe choseH977

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

Cross references for Psalms 78:67

  • 1 Samuel 6:21-7:1

    And they sent messengers to the inhabitants of Kirjath–jearim, saying, The Philistines have brought again the ark of the Lord; come ye down, and fetch it up to you. And the men of Kirjath–jearim came, and fetched up the ark of the Lord, and brought it into the house of Abinadab in the hill, and sanctified Eleazar his son to keep the ark of the Lord.

  • 2 Samuel 6:17

    And they brought in the ark of the Lord, and set it in his place, in the midst of the tabernacle that David had pitched for it: and David offered burnt offerings and peace offerings before the Lord.

  • 2 Samuel 6:2

    And David arose, and went with all the people that were with him from Baale of Judah, to bring up from thence the ark of God, whose name is called by the name of the Lord of hosts that dwelleth between the cherubims.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
1Sa 6:21; 7:1; 2Sa 6:2,17

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Context

  • Psalms 78:66

    And he smote his enemies in the hinder parts: he put them to a perpetual reproach.

  • Psalms 78:67

    Moreover he refused the tabernacle of Joseph, and chose not the tribe of Ephraim:

  • Psalms 78:68

    But chose the tribe of Judah, the mount Zion which he loved.

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Psalms 78:67 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909		Y desechó el tabernáculo de José, y no escogió la tribu de Ephraim;
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885		Et il méprisa la tente de Joseph, et ne choisit pas la tribu d’Éphraïm;
German
Elberfelder 1871		Und er verwarf das Zelt Josephs, und den Stamm Ephraim erwählte er nicht;