63 (A)Fire devoured [a]His young men,
And [b]His (B)virgins had no wedding songs.
64 [c]His (C)priests fell by the sword,
And [d]His (D)widows could not weep.

65 Then the Lord (E)awoke as if from sleep,
Like a (F)warrior [e]overcome by wine.

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Footnotes

  1. Psalm 78:63 Or their
  2. Psalm 78:63 Or their
  3. Psalm 78:64 Or their
  4. Psalm 78:64 Or their
  5. Psalm 78:65 Or sobered up from

63 Fire consumed(A) their young men,
    and their young women had no wedding songs;(B)
64 their priests were put to the sword,(C)
    and their widows could not weep.

65 Then the Lord awoke as from sleep,(D)
    as a warrior wakes from the stupor of wine.

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