Psalms 78:65-68 in English

⁶⁵ Then the Lord awaked as one out of sleep, Like a mighty man that shouteth by reason of wine.

⁶⁶ And he smote his adversaries backward: He put them to a perpetual reproach.

⁶⁷ Moreover he refused the tent of Joseph, And chose not the tribe of Ephraim,

⁶⁸ But chose the tribe of Judah, The mount Zion which he loved.

⁶⁵ Then the Lord awaked as one out of sleep, and like a mighty man that shouteth by reason of wine.

⁶⁶ And he smote his enemies in the hinder parts: he put them to a perpetual reproach.

⁶⁷ Moreover he refused the tabernacle of Joseph, and chose not the tribe of Ephraim:

⁶⁸ But chose the tribe of Judah, the mount Zion which he loved.

⁶⁵ Then the Lord awaked as one out of sleep, and like a mighty man that shouteth by reason of wine.

⁶⁶ And he smote his enemies in the hinder parts: he put them to a perpetual reproach.

⁶⁷ Moreover he refused the tabernacle of Joseph, and chose not the tribe of Ephraim:

⁶⁸ But chose the tribe of Judah, the mount Zion which he loved.

⁶⁵ Then the Lord awaked as one out of sleep, like a mighty man that shouteth by reason of wine.

⁶⁶ And he smote his adversaries backward: he put them to a perpetual reproach.

⁶⁷ Moreover he refused the tent of Joseph, and chose not the tribe of Ephraim;

⁶⁸ But chose the tribe of Judah, the mount Zion which he loved.

⁶⁵ Later, it was as though the Lord awoke from sleeping; he was like a strong man who ◄became stimulated/felt that he was strong► by (OR, became sober after) drinking a lot of wine SIM.

⁶⁶ He pushed their enemies back and caused them to be very ashamed for a long time HYP because they had been defeated.

⁶⁷ But he did not set up his tent where the people of the tribe of Ephraim lived; he did not choose their area to do that.

⁶⁸ Instead he chose the area where the tribe of Judah lived; he chose Zion Hill, which he loves.

⁶⁵ Then the Lord awakened as one out of sleep, like a mighty man who shouts by reason of wine.

⁶⁶ He struck his adversaries backward. He put them to a perpetual reproach.

⁶⁷ Moreover he rejected the tent of Joseph, and didn’t choose the tribe of Ephraim,

⁶⁸ But chose the tribe of Judah, Mount Zion which he loved.

⁶⁵ Then the Lord awakened as one out of sleep, like a mighty man who shouts by reason of wine.

⁶⁶ He struck his adversaries backward. He put them to a perpetual reproach.

⁶⁷ Moreover he rejected the tent of Joseph, and didn’t choose the tribe of Ephraim,

⁶⁸ But chose the tribe of Judah, Mount Zion which he loved.

⁶⁵ Then the Lord awakened as one out of sleep, like a mighty man who shouts by reason of wine.

⁶⁶ He struck his adversaries backward. He put them to a perpetual reproach.

⁶⁷ Moreover he rejected the tent of Joseph, and didn’t choose the tribe of Ephraim,

⁶⁸ But chose the tribe of Judah, Mount Zion which he loved.

⁶⁵ Then was the Lord like one awaking from sleep, and like a strong man crying out because of wine.

⁶⁶ His haters were turned back by his blows and shamed for ever.

⁶⁷ And he put the tent of Joseph on one side, and took not the tribe of Ephraim;

⁶⁸ But he took the tribe of Judah for himself, and the mountain of Zion, in which he had pleasure.

⁶⁵ Then the Lord awoke as one out of sleep, like a mighty man that shouteth aloud by reason of wine;

⁶⁶ And he smote his adversaries in the hinder part, and put them to everlasting reproach.

⁶⁷ And he rejected the tent of Joseph, and chose not the tribe of Ephraim,

⁶⁸ But chose the tribe of Judah, the mount Zion which he loved;

⁶⁵ Then the Lord woke up as if from sleep, as a warrior sobering up from drinking wine.

⁶⁶ He defeated his enemies, striking them on the back, causing them everlasting shame.

⁶⁷ He rejected the descendants of Joseph, and did not choose the tribe of Ephraim.

⁶⁸ Instead he chose the tribe of Judah, and Mount Zion which he loves.

⁶⁵ But the Lord awaked as one out of sleepe, and as a strong man that after his wine crieth out,

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

⁶⁷ Yet he refused the tabernacle of Ioseph, and chose not the tribe of Ephraim:

⁶⁸ But chose the tribe of Iudah, and mount Zion which he loued.

⁶⁵ Then the Lord awaked as one asleep, like a mighty man recovering from wine.

⁶⁶ And He smote His adversaries backward; He put upon them a perpetual reproach.

⁶⁷ Moreover He abhorred the tent of Joseph, and chose not the tribe of Ephraim;

⁶⁸ But chose the tribe of Judah, the mount Zion which He loved.

⁶⁵ Then the Lord awaked as one out of sleep, And like a mighty man that shouteth by reason of wine.

⁶⁶ And he smote his enemies in the hinder parts: He put them to a perpetual reproach.

⁶⁷ Moreover he refused the tabernacle of Joseph, And chose not the tribe of Ephraim:

⁶⁸ But chose the tribe of Judah, The mount Zion which he loved.

⁶⁵ Then awoke the Lord as one that sleepeth, like a mighty man that shouteth by reason of wine.

⁶⁶ And he smote his enemies backward: a perpetual disgrace on them.

⁶⁷ Yet was he disgusted with the tent of Joseph, and of the tribe of Ephraim he made not choice;

⁶⁸ But he chose the tribe of Judah, the mount Zion which he loved.

⁶⁵ But at length the Lord awaked as from sleep, As a hero who had been overpowered by wine;

⁶⁶ He smote his enemies, and drove them back, And covered them with everlasting disgrace.

⁶⁷ Yet he rejected the tents of Joseph, And chose not the tribe of Ephraim;

⁶⁸ But chose the tribe of Judah, The Mount Zion which he loved;

⁶⁵ Then the Lord awoke as from sleep, like a warrior flushed with wine;

⁶⁶ and he beat back his foes, putting them to perpetual scorn.

⁶⁷ He disowned the tent of Joseph, he rejected the tribe of Ephraim;

⁶⁸ but he chose the tribe of Judah, Mount Zion, which he loves.

⁶⁵ Then the Lord awoke as from sleep, like a warrior flushed with wine;

⁶⁶ and he beat back his foes, putting them to perpetual scorn.

⁶⁷ He disowned the tent of Joseph, he rejected the tribe of Ephraim;

⁶⁸ but he chose the tribe of Judah, Mount Zion, which he loves.

⁶⁵ Then the Lord awakened as one out of sleep, like a mighty man who shouts by reason of wine.

⁶⁶ He struck his adversaries backward. He put them to a perpetual reproach.

⁶⁷ Moreover he rejected the tent of Joseph May he add, and didn’t choose the tribe of Ephraim Fruit,

⁶⁸ But chose the tribe of Judah Praised, Mount Zion Mountain ridge, Marking which he 'ahav ·affectionately loved·.

⁶⁵ Then the Lord awakened as one from sleep, like a warrior who shouts because of wine.

⁶⁶ He drove his adversaries back; he put them to everlasting shame.

⁶⁷ He rejected the tent of Joseph, and he did not chose the tribe of Ephraim.

⁶⁸ He chose the tribe of Judah and Mount Zion that he loved.

⁶⁵ Then the Lord awakened as one out of sleep, like a mighty man who shouts by reason of wine.

⁶⁶ He struck his adversaries backward. He put them to a perpetual reproach.

⁶⁷ Moreover he rejected the tent of Joseph, and didn’t choose the tribe of Ephraim,

⁶⁸ But chose the tribe of Judah, Mount Zion which he loved.

⁶⁵ Then the Lord awakened as one out of sleep, like a mighty man who shouts by reason of wine.

⁶⁶ He struck his adversaries backward. He put them to a perpetual reproach.

⁶⁷ Moreover he rejected the tent of Joseph, and didn’t choose the tribe of Ephraim,

⁶⁸ But chose the tribe of Judah, Mount Zion which he loved.

⁶⁵ Then the LORD awaked as one out of sleep, and like a mighty man that shouteth by reason of wine.

⁶⁶ And he smote his enemies in the hinder part: he put them to a perpetual reproach.

⁶⁷ Moreover he refused the tabernacle of Joseph, and chose not the tribe of Ephraim:

⁶⁸ But chose the tribe of Judah, the mount Zion which he loved.

⁶⁵ Then the Lord awakened as one out of sleep, like a mighty man who shouts by reason of wine.

⁶⁶ He struck his adversaries backward. He put them to a perpetual reproach.

⁶⁷ Moreover he rejected the tent of Joseph, and didn’t choose the tribe of Ephraim,

⁶⁸ But chose the tribe of Judah, Mount Zion which he loved.

⁶⁵ Then the Lord awakened as one out of sleep, like a mighty man who shouts by reason of wine.

⁶⁶ He struck his adversaries backward. He put them to a perpetual reproach.

⁶⁷ Moreover he rejected the tent of Joseph, and didn’t choose the tribe of Ephraim,

⁶⁸ But chose the tribe of Judah, Mount Zion which he loved.

⁶⁵ And the Lord was raised, as sleeping; as mighty greatly filled or drunk of wine.

⁶⁶ And he smote his enemies on the hinder parts; he gave to them ever-lasting shame.

⁶⁷ And he putted or put away the tabernacle of Joseph; and he chose not the lineage of Ephraim.

⁶⁸ But he chose the lineage of Judah; he chose the hill of Zion, which he loved.

⁶⁵ And the Lord was raised, as sleeping; as mighty greatly filled of wine. (Then the Lord was raised up; like one who had been sleeping, like a mighty man excited by wine.)

⁶⁶ And he smote his enemies on the hinder parts; he gave to them everlasting shame. (And he struck his enemies on their backsides; yea, he gave them up to everlasting shame.)

⁶⁷ And he putted away the tabernacle of Joseph; and he chose not the lineage of Ephraim. (And he rejected the house of Joseph; and he chose not the tribe of Ephraim.)

⁶⁸ But he chose the lineage of Judah; he chose the hill of Zion, which he loved. (But he chose the tribe of Judah; and he chose Mount Zion, which he loved.)

⁶⁵ And the Lord waketh as a sleeper, As a mighty one crying aloud from wine.

⁶⁶ And He smiteth His adversaries backward, A reproach age-during He hath put on them,

⁶⁷ And He kicketh against the tent of Joseph, And on the tribe of Ephraim hath not fixed.

⁶⁸ And He chooseth the tribe of Judah, With mount Zion that He loved,