Psalms 78:64

“Their priests fell by the sword; and their widows made no lamentation.”

"Their priests fell by the sword; and their widows made no lamentation." - Psalms 78:64
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What does Psalms 78:64 mean?

Psalm 78:64 in the King James Version of the Bible reads, "Their priests fell by the sword; and their widows made no lamentation." This verse comes from a larger Psalm that recounts the history of Israel and reflects on the faithfulness of God and the unfaithfulness of the…

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The Silence of Sorrow: Understanding Psalm 78:64

Psalm 78:64 states, "Their priests fell by the sword; and their widows made no lamentation." At first glance, this verse might appear stark and disjointed, revealing a moment of tragedy within Israel’s history. But if we take a moment to delve deeper, we recognize it as a…

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A Prayer for The Broken and the Lost

Heavenly Father, We come before You today with hearts that are heavy, burdened by the weight of loss, the tragedy of violence, and the despair that engulfs the world around us. As we reflect on the poignant words of Psalm 78:64, ‘Their priests fell by the sword; and their widows…

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Psalms 78:64 - "Their priests fell by the sword; and their widows made no lamentation."
Psalms 64:2 - "Hide me from the secret counsel of the wicked; from the insurrection of the workers of iniquity:"
Psalms 64:1 - "Hear my voice, O God, in my prayer: preserve my life from fear of the enemy."
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
Psalms 64:4 - "That they may shoot in secret at the perfect: suddenly do they shoot at him, and fear not."
"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 64:7 - "But God shall shoot at them with an arrow; suddenly shall they be wounded."
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 78:22 - "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 78:61 - "And delivered his strength into captivity, and his glory into the enemy's hand."
Psalms 78:67 - "Moreover he refused the tabernacle of Joseph, and chose not the tribe of Ephraim:"
Psalms 119:64 - "The earth, O LORD, is full of thy mercy: teach me thy statutes."
"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 64:10 - "The righteous shall be glad in the LORD, and shall trust in him; and all the upright in heart shall glory."
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."
"Hide me from the secret counsel of the wicked; from the insurrection of the workers of iniquity:" - Psalms 64:2
Psalms 78:28 - "And he let it fall in the midst of their camp, round about their habitations."