64 Their Priests fell by the sword, and their [a]widows lamented not.

65 But the Lord awaked as one out of sleep, and as a strong man that after his [b]wine crieth out,

66 And smote his enemies in the hinder parts, and put them to a perpetual shame.

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Footnotes

  1. Psalm 78:64 Either they were slain before, or taken prisoners of their enemies, and so were forbidden.
  2. Psalm 78:65 Because they were drunken in their sins, they judged God’s patience to be a slumbering, as though he were drunken, therefore he answering their beastly judgment, saith, he will awake and take sudden vengeance.

64 their priests were put to the sword,(A)
    and their widows could not weep.

65 Then the Lord awoke as from sleep,(B)
    as a warrior wakes from the stupor of wine.
66 He beat back his enemies;
    he put them to everlasting shame.(C)

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