Psalms

Psalm 78:65–66

⁶⁵Then the Lord awoke as from sleep,

like a mighty warrior overcome by wine.

⁶⁶He beat back His foes;

He put them to everlasting shame.

Word by word

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Then the Lord	אֲדֹנָ֑י	’ă·ḏō·nāy	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H136 lord
awoke	וַיִּקַ֖ץ	way·yi·qaṣ	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H3364 awake
as from sleep	כְּיָשֵׁ֥ן׀	kə·yā·šên	Preposition-k; Adjective - masculine singular	H3463 sleeping
like a mighty warrior	כְּ֝גִבּ֗וֹר	kə·ḡib·bō·wr	Preposition-k; Adjective - masculine singular	H1368 strong, mighty
overcome	מִתְרוֹנֵ֥ן	miṯ·rō·w·nên	Verb - Hitpael - Participle - masculine singular	H7442 give a ringing cry
by wine	מִיָּֽיִן׃	mî·yā·yin	Preposition-m; Noun - masculine singular	H3196 wine

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
He beat	וַיַּךְ־	way·yaḵ-	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H5221 smite
back	אָח֑וֹר	’ā·ḥō·wr	Noun - masculine singular	H268 the hinder side, back part
His foes	צָרָ֥יו	ṣā·rāw	Noun - masculine plural construct; third person masculine singular	H6862 narrow, tight
He put them to	נָ֣תַן	nā·ṯan	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H5414 give, put, set
everlasting	ע֝וֹלָ֗ם	‘ō·w·lām	Noun - masculine singular	H5769 long duration, antiquity, futurity
shame	חֶרְפַּ֥ת	ḥer·paṯ	Noun - feminine singular construct	H2781 reproach

Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.

Psalm 78:65 Psalm 44:23 · Isaiah 51:9 · Psalm 7:6 · Psalm 73:20 · Isaiah 42:13–14

Psalm 78:66 1 Samuel 5:6 · Jeremiah 23:40 · Job 40:12

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.