Psalms 78:62
“He also gave his people over to the sword, and was angry with his inheritance.”
What does Psalms 78:62 mean?
When God's people repeatedly turned away from him and broke their covenant promises, he allowed them to face the devastating consequences of their choices, including military defeat and loss of life. This verse captures a hard truth: God's patience with persistent disobedience eventually reaches a point where he removes his protection, and the natural result of rebellion—destruction and suffering—comes to pass. The word "inheritance" reminds us that Israel was God's chosen people, making their rejection of him and his subsequent judgment all the more sorrowful. This wasn't arbitrary punishment but the outcome of a broken relationship, and the Psalmist records it as part of Israel's honest reckoning with their own history of faithlessness.