“So that he forsook the tabernacle of Shiloh, the tent which he placed among men;”
The judgment targets the sanctuary: "He abandoned his dwelling at Shiloh, the tent where he dwelt among the people." The destruction of the Shiloh sanctuary (historically associated with the capture of the ark by the Philistines in 1 Samuel 4) represents the most profound form of judgment: the withdrawal of God's presence from the covenant people. The loss of the sanctuary means the loss of the central place where God and Israel met.
Church Fathers on Psalms 78:60
1. This Psalm does contain the things which are said to have been done among the old people: but the new and latter people is being admonished, to beware that it be not ungrateful regarding the blessings of God, and provoke His anger against it, whereas it ought to receive His grace....The Title thereof does first move and engage our attention. For it is not without reason inscribed, “Understanding of Asaph:” but it is perchance because these words require a reader who does…
Nicene & Post-Nicene / Ante-Nicene Fathers translations · public domain
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