Salmene 78,66

64 Hans prester falt for sverdet,
Og Hans enker kunne ikke gråte.

65 Da våknet Herren som fra søvn,
Som en kriger overveldet av vin.

Han drev sine fiender tilbake;
Han la på dem en evig skam.

67 Han vendte også bort fra Josefs telt,
Og valgte ikke Efraims stamme,

68 Men valgte Judas stamme,
Sionfjellet, som Han elsket.

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
He beat back His foes; He put them to everlasting shame.
KJV
And he smote his enemies in the hinder parts: he put them to a perpetual reproach.
WEB
He struck his adversaries backward. He put them to a perpetual reproach.
ASV
And he smote his adversaries backward: He put them to a perpetual reproach.
DARBY
And he smote his adversaries in the hinder part, and put them to everlasting reproach.
BLB
And He beat his adversaries back; a reproach forever He gave to them.
ÅB
Og han slo sine motstandere tilbake, påførte dem en evig skam.
OTB
Han drev sine fiender tilbake;
Han la på dem en evig skam.
B1930
Og han slo sine motstandere tilbake, påførte dem en evig skam.

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