King James Version
psalm 78:65 in the King James Version says “Then the Lord awaked as one out of sleep, and like a mighty man that shouteth by reason of wine.” — study this verse from psalm chapter 78 with commentary, cross-references, and original Greek word analysis.
“Then the Lord awaked as one out of sleep, and like a mighty man that shouteth by reason of wine.”
psalm 78:65 · KJV
The fire consumed their young men; and their maidens were not given to marriage. given: Heb. praised
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.
And he smote his enemies in the hinder parts: he put them to a perpetual reproach.
Moreover he refused the tabernacle of Joseph, and chose not the tribe of Ephraim:
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