Psalms 78:61

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

"And delivered his strength into captivity, and his glory into the enemy’s hand." - Psalms 78:61
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What does Psalms 78:61 mean?

Psalms 78:61 (KJV) says, "And delivered his strength into captivity, and his glory into the enemy's hand." This verse comes from a longer psalm that is attributed to Asaph, a Levite and musician in King David's court. The psalm is a recounting of Israel's history, particularly…

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Strength in Captivity: Lessons from Psalm 78:61

Psalm 78:61 reads, "And delivered his strength into captivity, and his glory into the enemy's hand." This poignant verse from the Psalms serves as a grave reminder of the consequences of disobedience and the gravity of straying from God’s guidance. To understand this in-depth…

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A Prayer for Deliverance and Restoration

Dear Heavenly Father, We come before You today with heavy hearts, seeking comfort and understanding in the face of the profound truth that is encapsulated in Your Word. Your scripture in Psalm 78:61 reminds us of the times when Your glory and strength were delivered into the…

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Psalms 78:61 - "And delivered his strength into captivity, and his glory into the enemy's hand."
Psalms 119:61 - "The bands of the wicked have robbed me: but I have not forgotten thy law."
Psalms 78:8 - "And might not be as their fathers, a stubborn and rebellious generation; a generation that set not their heart aright, and whose spirit was not stedfast with God."
"And they remembered that God was their rock, and the high God their redeemer." - Psalms 78:35
"They kept not the covenant of God, and refused to walk in his law;" - Psalms 78:10
"Hear my cry, O God; attend unto my prayer." - Psalms 61:1
"Therefore their days did he consume in vanity, and their years in trouble." - Psalms 78:33
Psalms 78:18 - "And they tempted God in their heart by asking meat for their lust."
Psalms 78:35 - "And they remembered that God was their rock, and the high God their redeemer."
Psalms 61:3 - "For thou hast been a shelter for me, and a strong tower from the enemy."
Psalms 78:47 - "He destroyed their vines with hail, and their sycomore trees with frost."
Psalms 78:10 - "They kept not the covenant of God, and refused to walk in his law;"
Psalms 78:64 - "Their priests fell by the sword; and their widows made no lamentation."
Psalms 78:22 - "Because they believed not in God, and trusted not in his salvation:"
"He gave up their cattle also to the hail, and their flocks to hot thunderbolts." - Psalms 78:48
"They were not estranged from their lust. But while their meat was yet in their mouths," - Psalms 78:30
Psalms 61:6 - "Thou wilt prolong the king's life: and his years as many generations."
Psalms 61:1 - "Hear my cry, O God; attend unto my prayer."
Psalms 78:67 - "Moreover he refused the tabernacle of Joseph, and chose not the tribe of Ephraim:"
"And they sinned yet more against him by provoking the most High in the wilderness." - Psalms 78:17
"When God heard this, he was wroth, and greatly abhorred Israel:" - Psalms 78:59
Psalms 78:44 - "And had turned their rivers into blood; and their floods, that they could not drink."
Psalms 78:32 - "For all this they sinned still, and believed not for his wondrous works."
Psalms 78:41 - "Yea, they turned back and tempted God, and limited the Holy One of Israel."
Psalms 78:17 - "And they sinned yet more against him by provoking the most High in the wilderness."
Psalms 78:36 - "Nevertheless they did flatter him with their mouth, and they lied unto him with their tongues."
Psalms 78:59 - "When God heard this, he was wroth, and greatly abhorred Israel:"
Psalms 78:28 - "And he let it fall in the midst of their camp, round about their habitations."
Psalms 78:63 - "The fire consumed their young men; and their maidens were not given to marriage."