Mazmur 78:62-63

78:62 He delivered his people over to the sword,

and was angry with his chosen nation. ¹ 

78:63 Fire consumed their ²  young men,

and their ³  virgins remained unmarried. ⁴ 

[78:62]  ¹ tn Heb “his inheritance.”

[78:63]  ² tn Heb “his.” The singular pronominal suffix is collective, referring back to God’s “people” (v. 62).

[78:63]  ³ tn Heb “his.” The singular pronominal suffix is collective, referring back to God’s “people” (v. 62).

[78:63]  ⁴ tn Heb “were not praised,” that is, in wedding songs. The young men died in masses, leaving no husbands for the young women.