1 Samuel 4:2 records Israel's defeat by the Philistines — the 'giving over to the sword' in Psalm 78:62.

1 Samuel 4:10 records the Philistine defeat of Israel — the historical event Psalm 78:62 summarizes as God giving his people to the sword.

1 Samuel 4:11 adds the capture of the ark and death of Eli's sons — specific details of the judgment Psalm 78:62 describes.

Leviticus 26:25 warns of a sword brought as covenant vengeance — the very curse Psalm 78:62 records as fulfilled when God gave Israel to the sword.

Isaiah 64:9 pleads for God to relent from anger against his people — the same situation of divine wrath that Psalm 78:62 depicts.