61. He let foreigners capture the Box of the Agreement, the symbol of his power and glory.
62. He showed his anger against his people and let them be killed in war.
63. Their young men were burned to death, and there were no wedding songs for their young women.
64. Their priests were killed, but the widows had no time to mourn for them.
65. Finally, our Lord got up like a man waking from his sleep, like a soldier after drinking too much wine.
66. He forced his enemies to turn back defeated. He brought them shame that will last forever.
67. Then he rejected Joseph’s family. He did not accept Ephraim’s family.
68. No, he chose the tribe of Judah, and he chose Mount Zion, the place he loves.
69. He built his holy Temple high on that mountain. Like the earth, God built his Temple to last forever.