Charles Ellicott Commentary Psalms 78:64

"Their priests fell by the sword; And their widows made no lamentation." — Psalms 78:64 (ASV)

And their widows ... —Undoubtedly referring to the fact that the wife of Phinehas died in premature labour, and so could not attend the funeral of her husband with the customary lamentations, which in Eastern countries are so loud and marked. The Prayer-Book version, therefore, gives the right feeling—“there were no widows to make lamentations.”