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href="/bsb/psalms/78.htm" class="clickchap" style="color:#001320" title="Click any translation name for full chapter">  (Click for Chapter)</a></div><div id="par"><span class="versiontext"><a href="/niv/psalms/78.htm">New International Version</a></span><br />Then the Lord awoke as from sleep, as a warrior wakes from the stupor of wine.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/psalms/78.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />Then the Lord rose up as though waking from sleep, like a warrior aroused from a drunken stupor.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/psalms/78.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />Then the Lord awoke as from sleep, like a strong man shouting because of wine.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/psalms/78.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />Then the Lord awoke as from sleep, like a mighty warrior overcome by wine.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/psalms/78.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />Then the Lord awaked as one out of sleep, <i>and</i> like a mighty man that shouteth by reason of wine.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/psalms/78.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />Then the Lord awoke as <i>from</i> sleep, Like a mighty man who shouts because of wine.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/psalms/78.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />Then the Lord awoke as <i>if from</i> sleep, Like a warrior overcome by wine.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/psalms/78.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />Then the Lord awoke as if from sleep, Like a warrior overcome by wine.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/psalms/78.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />Then the Lord awoke as <i>if from</i> sleep, Like a warrior overcome by wine.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/psalms/78.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />Then the Lord awoke as <i>if from</i> sleep, As <i>if He were a</i> warrior overcome by wine.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/psalms/78.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />Then the Lord awakened as from sleep, Like a [mighty] warrior who awakens from the sleep of wine [fully conscious of his power].<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/psalms/78.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />The Lord awoke as if from sleep, like a warrior from the effects of wine.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/psalms/78.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Then the Lord awoke as if from sleep, like a warrior from the effects of wine. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/psalms/78.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />Then the Lord awaked as one out of sleep, Like a mighty man that shouteth by reason of wine.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/psalms/78.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />Finally the Lord woke up, like a soldier startled from a drunken sleep. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/psalms/78.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />Then the Lord awaked as one out of sleep, like a mighty man that shouteth by reason of wine.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/psalms/78.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />Then the Lord woke up like one who had been sleeping, like a warrior sobering up from [too much] wine.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/psalms/78.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />At last the Lord woke up as though from sleep; he was like a strong man excited by wine. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/psalms/78.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />The LORD awoke as though from sleep, like a mighty warrior stimulated by wine.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/psalms/78.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />Then the Lord awoke as from sleep, like a mighty warrior overcome by wine.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/psalms/78.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />But then the Lord awoke from his sleep; he was like a warrior in a drunken rage. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/psalms/78.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />Then the Lord awakened as one out of sleep, like a mighty man who shouts by reason of wine.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/psalms/78.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />Then the Lord awaked as one out of sleep, and like a mighty man that shouteth by reason of wine.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/psalms/78.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />Then the Lord awakened as one out of sleep, like a mighty man who shouts by reason of wine. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/psalms/78.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />And the Lord wakes as a sleeper, "" As a mighty one crying aloud from wine.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/psalms/78.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> And the Lord waketh as a sleeper, As a mighty one crying aloud from wine.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/psalms/78.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />And Jehovah will awake as he sleeping, as the strong one shouting from wine.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/psalms/78.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />And the Lord was awaked as one out of sleep, and like a mighty man that hath been surfeited with wine. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/psalms/78.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br /><V 77:65>And the Lord was awaked, as if out of sleep, and like a powerful man impaired by wine.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/psalms/78.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />Then the Lord awoke as from sleep, like a warrior shouting from the effects of wine. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/psalms/78.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />Then the Lord awoke as from sleep, like a warrior shouting because of wine.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/psalms/78.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />Then the LORD awaked as one out of sleep and like a mighty man who has shaken off the effects of wine.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/psalms/78.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />LORD JEHOVAH awakened like one who had been sleeping and like a man who would save himself from his wine.<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/psalms/78.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />Then the Lord awaked as one asleep, Like a mighty man recovering from wine.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/psalms/78.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />So the Lord awaked as one out of sleep, <i>and</i> as a mighty man who has been heated with wine.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/psalms/78-65.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/nFaD2oDhKPc?start=9897" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/psalms/78.htm">I Will Open My Mouth in Parables</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">64</span>His priests fell by the sword, but their widows could not lament. <span class="reftext">65</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/136.htm" title="136: ’ă·ḏō·nāy (N-proper-ms) -- Lord. Am emphatic form of 'adown; the Lord.">Then the Lord</a> <a href="/hebrew/3364.htm" title="3364: way·yi·qaṣ (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3ms) -- To awake. A primitive root; to awake.">awoke</a> <a href="/hebrew/3463.htm" title="3463: kə·yā·šên (Prep-k:: Adj-ms) -- Sleeping. From yashen; sleepy.">as from sleep,</a> <a href="/hebrew/1368.htm" title="1368: kə·ḡib·bō·wr (Prep-k:: Adj-ms) -- Strong, mighty. Or gibbor; intensive from the same as geber; powerful; by implication, warrior, tyrant.">like a mighty warrior</a> <a href="/hebrew/7442.htm" title="7442: miṯ·rō·w·nên (V-Hitpael-Prtcpl-ms) -- To give a ringing cry. A primitive root; properly, to creak, i.e. To shout.">overcome</a> <a href="/hebrew/3196.htm" title="3196: mî·yā·yin (Prep-m:: N-ms) -- Wine. From an unused root meaning to effervesce; wine; by implication, intoxication.">by wine.</a> </span><span class="reftext">66</span>He beat back His foes; He put them to everlasting shame.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/42-13.htm">Isaiah 42:13</a></span><br />The LORD goes forth like a mighty one; He stirs up His zeal like a warrior. He shouts; yes, He roars in triumph over His enemies:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/judges/5-12.htm">Judges 5:12</a></span><br />‘Awake, awake, O Deborah! Awake, awake, sing a song! Arise, O Barak, and take hold of your captives, O son of Abinoam!’<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/zechariah/2-13.htm">Zechariah 2:13</a></span><br />Be silent before the LORD, all people, for He has roused Himself from His holy dwelling.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/51-9.htm">Isaiah 51:9</a></span><br />Awake, awake, put on strength, O arm of the LORD. Wake up as in days past, as in generations of old. Was it not You who cut Rahab to pieces, who pierced through the dragon?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/59-17.htm">Isaiah 59:17</a></span><br />He put on righteousness like a breastplate, and the helmet of salvation on His head; He put on garments of vengeance and wrapped Himself in a cloak of zeal.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/63-1.htm">Isaiah 63:1-6</a></span><br />Who is this coming from Edom, from Bozrah with crimson-stained garments? Who is this robed in splendor, marching in the greatness of His strength? “It is I, proclaiming vindication, mighty to save.” / Why are Your clothes red, and Your garments like one who treads the winepress? / “I have trodden the winepress alone, and no one from the nations was with Me. I trampled them in My anger and trod them down in My fury; their blood spattered My garments, and all My clothes were stained. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/25-30.htm">Jeremiah 25:30</a></span><br />So you are to prophesy all these words against them and say to them: ‘The LORD will roar from on high; He will raise His voice from His holy habitation. He will roar loudly over His pasture; like those who tread the grapes, He will call out with a shout against all the inhabitants of the earth.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/31-26.htm">Jeremiah 31:26</a></span><br />At this I awoke and looked around. My sleep had been most pleasant to me.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_samuel/14-47.htm">1 Samuel 14:47-48</a></span><br />After Saul had assumed the kingship over Israel, he fought against all his enemies on every side—the Moabites, the Ammonites, the Edomites, the kings of Zobah, and the Philistines. Wherever he turned, he routed them. / He fought valiantly and defeated the Amalekites, delivering Israel from the hands of its plunderers.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_samuel/17-45.htm">1 Samuel 17:45-47</a></span><br />But David said to the Philistine, “You come against me with sword and spear and javelin, but I come against you in the name of the LORD of Hosts, the God of the armies of Israel, whom you have defied. / This day the LORD will deliver you into my hand. This day I will strike you down, cut off your head, and give the carcasses of the Philistine army to the birds of the air and the creatures of the earth. Then the whole world will know that there is a God in Israel. / And all those assembled here will know that it is not by sword or spear that the LORD saves; for the battle is the LORD’s, and He will give all of you into our hands.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_samuel/30-16.htm">1 Samuel 30:16-17</a></span><br />So he led David down, and there were the Amalekites spread out over all the land, eating, drinking, and celebrating the great amount of plunder they had taken from the land of the Philistines and the land of Judah. / And David struck them down from twilight until the evening of the next day. Not a man escaped, except four hundred young men who fled, riding off on camels.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_samuel/5-24.htm">2 Samuel 5:24</a></span><br />As soon as you hear the sound of marching in the tops of the balsam trees, move quickly, because this will mean that the LORD has gone out before you to strike the camp of the Philistines.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_samuel/22-40.htm">2 Samuel 22:40-41</a></span><br />You have armed me with strength for battle; You have subdued my foes beneath me. / You have made my enemies retreat before me; I destroyed those who hated me.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_kings/18-27.htm">1 Kings 18:27</a></span><br />At noon Elijah began to taunt them, saying, “Shout louder, for he is a god! Perhaps he is deep in thought, or occupied, or on a journey. Perhaps he is sleeping and must be awakened!”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/habakkuk/2-19.htm">Habakkuk 2:19</a></span><br />Woe to him who says to wood, ‘Awake!’ or to silent stone, ‘Arise!’ Can it give guidance? Behold, it is overlaid with gold and silver, yet there is no breath in it at all.”</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">Then the LORD awaked as one out of sleep, and like a mighty man that shouts by reason of wine.</p><p class="hdg">then</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/7-6.htm">Psalm 7:6</a></b></br> Arise, O LORD, in thine anger, lift up thyself because of the rage of mine enemies: and awake for me <i>to</i> the judgment <i>that</i> thou hast commanded.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/44-23.htm">Psalm 44:23</a></b></br> Awake, why sleepest thou, O Lord? arise, cast <i>us</i> not off for ever.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/isaiah/51-9.htm">Isaiah 51:9</a></b></br> Awake, awake, put on strength, O arm of the LORD; awake, as in the ancient days, in the generations of old. <i>Art</i> thou not it that hath cut Rahab, <i>and</i> wounded the dragon?</p><p class="hdg">and like</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/isaiah/42-13.htm">Isaiah 42:13,14</a></b></br> The LORD shall go forth as a mighty man, he shall stir up jealousy like a man of war: he shall cry, yea, roar; 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It suggests a period where God seemed inactive or distant, which is a common motif in the Psalms when Israel faces distress or judgment. The imagery of God "awakening" signifies a decisive moment of divine action and deliverance. This can be connected to other instances in Scripture where God "awakens" to act on behalf of His people, such as in <a href="/isaiah/51-9.htm">Isaiah 51:9</a> and <a href="/psalms/44-23.htm">Psalm 44:23</a>. Theologically, it emphasizes God's sovereignty and timing, reminding believers that God's apparent silence is not indicative of His absence or indifference.<p><b>like a mighty warrior</b><br>The depiction of God as a warrior is prevalent throughout the Old Testament, highlighting His power and ability to protect and deliver His people. This imagery is rooted in the cultural context of ancient Near Eastern warfare, where gods were often portrayed as warriors. In <a href="/exodus/15-3.htm">Exodus 15:3</a>, God is called a "man of war" after the deliverance at the Red Sea. This warrior motif is also a type of Christ, who is seen as the ultimate divine warrior in <a href="/revelation/19-11.htm">Revelation 19:11-16</a>, where He returns to defeat evil and establish His kingdom.<p><b>overcome by wine</b><br>This phrase uses hyperbolic language to describe the intensity and suddenness of God's action. In the ancient world, a warrior overcome by wine would be unexpected and unpredictable, suggesting that God's intervention is both powerful and surprising. While God is never literally overcome by anything, this metaphor serves to illustrate the dramatic shift from perceived inactivity to decisive action. It underscores the idea that God's ways and timing are beyond human understanding, as seen in <a href="/isaiah/55-8.htm">Isaiah 55:8-9</a>. This imagery also contrasts with the sobriety and vigilance expected of God's people, as admonished in <a href="/1_peter/5-8.htm">1 Peter 5:8</a>.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_lord.htm">The Lord</a></b><br>The central figure in this verse, representing God as the divine warrior who intervenes on behalf of His people.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/m/mighty_warrior.htm">Mighty Warrior</a></b><br>A metaphor for God, emphasizing His strength and readiness to act decisively.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/s/sleep.htm">Sleep</a></b><br>A metaphorical state indicating a period of divine inaction or perceived absence.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/w/wine.htm">Wine</a></b><br>Used metaphorically to describe the suddenness and vigor of God's awakening and action.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_timing_and_sovereignty.htm">God's Timing and Sovereignty</a></b><br>God's "awakening" is a metaphor for His perfect timing. He is never truly asleep but acts according to His divine plan.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/d/divine_intervention.htm">Divine Intervention</a></b><br>Just as God intervened for Israel, He is ready to intervene in our lives. We must trust in His power and timing.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/m/metaphors_of_strength.htm">Metaphors of Strength</a></b><br>The imagery of a mighty warrior highlights God's unmatched strength and ability to overcome any obstacle.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/p/perceived_absence.htm">Perceived Absence</a></b><br>Times when God seems silent or inactive are opportunities for faith and trust, knowing He will act at the right moment.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/s/spiritual_readiness.htm">Spiritual Readiness</a></b><br>Believers are called to be spiritually awake and prepared, mirroring God's readiness to act.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_psalm_78.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Psalm 78</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_to_reconcile_zophar_with_psalm_73.htm">How do we reconcile Zophar's rigid cause-and-effect theology in Job 20 with other biblical passages (like Psalm 73) that acknowledge the prosperity of the wicked without immediate judgment?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/is_amos_9_13's_prophecy_literal_or_symbolic.htm">Amos 9:13 - Is the prophecy of the plowman overtaking the reaper a literal farming impossibility, and does it conflict with more realistic agricultural references elsewhere in scripture?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_is_god_described_as_sleeping_hiding.htm">(Psalm 44:23-24) If God is omniscient and ever-present, how could He be described as sleeping or hiding His face from His people?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_do_the_faithful_still_suffer.htm">Psalm 20:1 - If this verse promises divine help in trouble, why do so many faithful people still suffer without apparent intervention?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/psalms/78.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(65) <span class= "bld">That shouteth . . .</span>--For the boldness of the image which likens God to a giant warrior exhilarated with wine we may range this with the picture in Psalms 60 (See Notes.)<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/psalms/78.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 65.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">Then the Lord awaked as one out of sleep</span> (comp. <a href="/psalms/7-6.htm">Psalm 7:6</a>; <a href="/psalms/35-23.htm">Psalm 35:23</a>; <a href="/psalms/73-20.htm">Psalm 73:20</a>). God is said to "awake," when, after a time of inaction, he suddenly exerts his Almighty power, to the discomfiture of his enemies. That God never really slept was the profound conviction of the Israelites generally (see <a href="/2_kings/18-27.htm">2 Kings 18:27</a>; <a href="/psalms/121-3.htm">Psalm 121:3, 4</a>). And like a mighty man that shouteth by reason of wine (comp. <a href="/zechariah/10-7.htm">Zechariah 10:7</a>; <a href="/isaiah/42-13.htm">Isaiah 42:13</a>). <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/psalms/78-65.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">Then the Lord</span><br /><span class="heb">אֲדֹנָ֑י</span> <span class="translit">(’ă·ḏō·nāy)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_136.htm">Strong's 136: </a> </span><span class="str2">The Lord</span><br /><br /><span class="word">awoke</span><br /><span class="heb">וַיִּקַ֖ץ</span> <span class="translit">(way·yi·qaṣ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3364.htm">Strong's 3364: </a> </span><span class="str2">To awake</span><br /><br /><span class="word">as from sleep,</span><br /><span class="heb">כְּיָשֵׁ֥ן ׀</span> <span class="translit">(kə·yā·šên)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-k | Adjective - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3463.htm">Strong's 3463: </a> </span><span class="str2">Sleeping</span><br /><br /><span class="word">like a warrior</span><br /><span class="heb">כְּ֝גִבּ֗וֹר</span> <span class="translit">(kə·ḡib·bō·wr)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-k | Adjective - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1368.htm">Strong's 1368: </a> </span><span class="str2">Powerful, warrior, tyrant</span><br /><br /><span class="word">overcome</span><br /><span class="heb">מִתְרוֹנֵ֥ן</span> <span class="translit">(miṯ·rō·w·nên)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Hitpael - Participle - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7442.htm">Strong's 7442: </a> </span><span class="str2">To give a ringing cry</span><br /><br /><span class="word">by wine.</span><br /><span class="heb">מִיָּֽיִן׃</span> <span class="translit">(mî·yā·yin)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-m | Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3196.htm">Strong's 3196: </a> </span><span class="str2">Wine, intoxication</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/psalms/78-65.htm">Psalm 78:65 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/psalms/78-65.htm">Psalm 78:65 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/psalms/78-65.htm">Psalm 78:65 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/psalms/78-65.htm">Psalm 78:65 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/psalms/78-65.htm">Psalm 78:65 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/psalms/78-65.htm">Psalm 78:65 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/psalms/78-65.htm">Psalm 78:65 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/psalms/78-65.htm">Psalm 78:65 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/psalms/78-65.htm">Psalm 78:65 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/psalms/78-65.htm">Psalm 78:65 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/psalms/78-65.htm">OT Poetry: Psalm 78:65 Then the Lord awakened as one out (Psalm Ps Psa.) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/psalms/78-64.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Psalm 78:64"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Psalm 78:64" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/psalms/78-66.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Psalm 78:66"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Psalm 78:66" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>