Psalms 78:60

60 He abandoned the tabernacle of Shiloh, the tent he had set up among humans.

Psalms 78:60 in Other Translations

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

60 He forsook his dwelling at Shiloh, the tent where he dwelt among mankind,

60 Then he abandoned his dwelling at Shiloh, the Tabernacle where he had lived among the people.

60 He walked off and left Shiloh empty, abandoned the shrine where he had met with Israel.

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

60 He abandoned his dwelling place in Shiloh, the tent where he had lived among humans.

60 He abandoned the tabernacle at Shiloh, the tent where He resided among men.

60 He deserted the holy tent at Shiloh. He left the tent he had set up among his people.

Psalms 78:60 Meaning and Commentary

Psalms 78:60

So that he forsook the tabernacle of Shiloh
&c.] The tabernacle which Moses built in the wilderness by the command of the Lord, and according to the pattern showed him; and which, when the Israelites were settled in the land of Canaan, was set up in Shiloh; see ( Joshua 18:1 ) , and here it was in the times of Eli and Samuel, which are here referred to:

the tent which he placed among men;
it was as a tent moveable from place to place, and was to continue at longest but for a while, as the whole tabernacle worship and service was to do; here the divine Majesty dwelt, and among men, vile, sinful, wicked, and ungrateful men; which was a wonderful instance of his condescension and goodness, ( 1 Kings 8:27 ) , but when their iniquities grew to such a degree as were intolerable, he forsook it and removed it elsewhere; see ( Jeremiah 7:12 Jeremiah 7:14 ) , rather the words may be rendered, "the tent", or "tabernacle, which he had fixed in Adam"; as they are by Doctor Lightfoot ^F17; that is, in the city Adam, which was in the centre of the parting of the waters of Jordan, and where was the station of the tabernacle and ark of the covenant, when Israel entered into them, and passed through them; which is mentioned as a wonderful circumstance, both with respect to the tabernacle and to the people of Israel.

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FOOTNOTES:

F17 See his Works, vol. 2. p. 82.

Psalms 78:60 In-Context

58 They angered him with their high places; they aroused his jealousy with their idols.

59 When God heard them, he was furious; he rejected Israel completely.

60 He abandoned the tabernacle of Shiloh, the tent he had set up among humans.

61 He sent the ark of his might into captivity, his splendor into the hands of the enemy.

62 He gave his people over to the sword; he was furious with his inheritance.

Cross References

• 1. S Joshua 18:1
• 2. Ezekiel 8:6