Psalms 78:65
Then the Lord awoke as from sleep, like a warrior flushed with wine;
Open English Bible (US)
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 fell by the sword, and their widows could not weep.
66and he beat back his foes, putting them to perpetual scorn.
Cross References
Psalms 44:23Rouse yourself, why do you sleep Lord? Awake, cast us not off forever.
Zephaniah 3:17The Lord your God is in your midst, a victorious hero. He will rejoice over you with joy, he will renew his love, he will exult over you with singing,
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 →