Psalms 78:65
Then was the Lord like one awaking from sleep, and like a strong man crying out because of wine.
Bible in Basic English
In The King James Version
Then the Lord awaked as one out of sleep, and like a mighty man that shouteth by reason of wine.
In Context
64Their priests were put to death by the sword, and their widows made no weeping for them.
66His haters were turned back by his blows and shamed for ever.
Cross References
Deuteronomy 23:15Do not give back to his master a servant who has gone in flight from his master and come to you:
Psalms 44:23\44:22\Truly, because of you we are put to death every day; we are numbered like sheep for destruction.
Isaiah 42:13The Lord will go out as a man of war, he will be moved to wrath like a fighting-man: his voice will be strong, he will give a loud cry; he will go against his attackers like a man of war.
Zephaniah 3:17The Lord your God is among you, as a strong saviour: he will be glad over you with joy, he will make his love new again, he will make a song of joy over you as in the time of a holy feast.
Matthew Henry on Psalms 78:41-72
Judgments and Mercies; Wonders Wrought for Israel; Renewed Mercies 40 How oft did they provoke him in the wilderness, and grieve him in the desert! 41 Yea, they turned back and tempted God, and limited the Holy One of Israel. 42 They remembered not his hand, nor the day when he delivered them from the enemy. 43 How he had wrought his signs in Egypt, and his wonders in the field of Zoan: 44 And had turned their rivers into blood; and their floods, that they could not drink. 45 He sent divers sorts of flies among… Read the whole commentary →