Psalms 78:65
63 The fire consumed their young men; and their maidens were not given to marriage.
64 Their priests fell by the sword; and their widows made no lamentation.
Then the Lord awaked as one out of sleep, and like a mighty man that shouteth by reason of wine.
66 And he smote his enemies in the hinder parts: he put them to a perpetual reproach.
67 Moreover he refused the tabernacle of Joseph, and chose not the tribe of Ephraim:
Here the Bible tells a story about someone else. Ask yourself what it can say to us today. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
Compare
- BSB
- Then the Lord awoke as from sleep, like a mighty warrior overcome by wine.
- KJV
- Then the Lord awaked as one out of sleep, and like a mighty man that shouteth by reason of wine.
- WEB
- Then the Lord awakened as one out of sleep, like a mighty man who shouts by reason of wine.
- ASV
- Then the Lord awaked as one out of sleep, Like a mighty man that shouteth by reason of wine.
- DARBY
- Then the Lord awoke as one out of sleep, like a mighty man that shouteth aloud by reason of wine;
- BLB
- And the Lord awoke as a sleeper, as a mighty one overcome by wine.
- ÅB
- Da våknet Herren som en sovende, som en helt som jubler av vin.
- OTB
- Da våknet Herren som fra søvn,
Som en kriger overveldet av vin. - B1930
- Da våknet Herren som en sovende, som en helt som jubler av vin.
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Psalms 44:23
Awake, why sleepest thou, O Lord? arise, cast us not off for ever.
Read in contextPsalms 7:6
Arise, O LORD, in thine anger, lift up thyself because of the rage of mine enemies: and awake for me to the judgment that thou hast commanded.
Read in contextIsaiah 51:9
Awake, awake, put on strength, O arm of the LORD; awake, as in the ancient days, in the generations of old. Art thou not it that hath cut Rahab, and wounded the dragon?
Read in contextIsaiah 42:13–14
The LORD shall go forth as a mighty man, he shall stir up jealousy like a man of war: he shall cry, yea, roar; he shall prevail against his enemies.
Read in contextPsalms 73:20
As a dream when one awaketh; so, O Lord, when thou awakest, thou shalt despise their image.
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