Psalm 78:62–66
62 He agave his people over also bunto the sword;
And cwas wroth with his inheritance.
63 The fire consumed their young men;
And their maidens were not †given to marriage.
64 dTheir priests fell by the sword;
eAnd their widows fmade no lamentation.
65 Then the Lord gawaked as one out of sleep,
And hlike a mighty man that shouteth by reason of wine.
66 And ihe smote his enemies in the hinder parts:
He put them to a perpetual reproach.
Psalm 78:62–66 — The New International Version (NIV)
62 He gave his people over to the sword;
he was furious with his inheritance.
63 Fire consumed their young men,
and their young women had no wedding songs;
64 their priests were put to the sword,
and their widows could not weep.
65 Then the Lord awoke as from sleep,
as a warrior wakes from the stupor of wine.
66 He beat back his enemies;
he put them to everlasting shame.
Psalm 78:62–66 — English Standard Version (ESV)
62 He gave his people over to the sword
and vented his wrath on his heritage.
63 Fire devoured their young men,
and their young women had no marriage song.
64 Their priests fell by the sword,
and their widows made no lamentation.
65 Then the Lord awoke as from sleep,
like a strong man shouting because of wine.
66 And he put his adversaries to rout;
he put them to everlasting shame.
Psalm 78:62–66 — New Living Translation (NLT)
62 He gave his people over to be butchered by the sword,
because he was so angry with his own people—his special possession.
63 Their young men were killed by fire;
their young women died before singing their wedding songs.
64 Their priests were slaughtered,
and their widows could not mourn their deaths.
65 Then the Lord rose up as though waking from sleep,
like a warrior aroused from a drunken stupor.
66 He routed his enemies
and sent them to eternal shame.
Psalm 78:62–66 — The New King James Version (NKJV)
62 He also gave His people over to the sword,
And was furious with His inheritance.
63 The fire consumed their young men,
And their maidens were not given in marriage.
64 Their priests fell by the sword,
And their widows made no lamentation.
65 Then the Lord awoke as from sleep,
Like a mighty man who shouts because of wine.
66 And He beat back His enemies;
He put them to a perpetual reproach.
Psalm 78:62–66 — New Century Version (NCV)
62 He let his people be killed;
he was very angry with his children.
63 The young men died by fire,
and the young women had no one to marry.
64 Their priests fell by the sword,
but their widows were not allowed to cry.
65 Then the Lord got up as if he had been asleep;
he awoke like a man who had been drunk with wine.
66 He struck down his enemies
and disgraced them forever.
Psalm 78:62–66 — American Standard Version (ASV)
62 He gave his people over also unto the sword,
And was wroth with his inheritance.
63 Fire devoured their young men;
And their virgins had no marriage-song.
64 Their priests fell by the sword;
And their widows made no lamentation.
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.
Psalm 78:62–66 — 1890 Darby Bible (DARBY)
62 And delivered up his people unto the sword, and was very wroth with his inheritance: 63 The fire consumed their young men, and their maidens were not praised in nuptial song; 64 Their priests fell by the sword, and their widows made no lamentation. 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.
Psalm 78:62–66 — GOD’S WORD Translation (GW)
62 He let swords kill his people.
He was furious with those who belonged to him.
63 Fire consumed his best young men,
so his virgins heard no wedding songs.
64 His priests were cut down with swords.
The widows ⸤of his priests⸥ could not even weep ⸤for them⸥.
65 Then the Lord woke up like one who had been sleeping,
like a warrior sobering up from ⸤too much⸥ wine.
66 He struck his enemies from behind
and disgraced them forever.
Psalm 78:62–66 — The Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB)
62 He surrendered His people to the sword
because He was enraged with His heritage.
63 Fire consumed His chosen young men,
and His young women had no wedding songs.
64 His priests fell by the sword,
but the widows could not lament.
65 Then the Lord awoke as if from sleep,
like a warrior from the effects of wine.
66 He beat back His foes;
He gave them lasting shame.
Psalm 78:62–66 — The New Revised Standard Version (NRSV)
62 He gave his people to the sword,
and vented his wrath on his heritage.
63 Fire devoured their young men,
and their girls had no marriage song.
64 Their priests fell by the sword,
and their widows made no lamentation.
65 Then the Lord awoke as from sleep,
like a warrior shouting because of wine.
66 He put his adversaries to rout;
he put them to everlasting disgrace.
Psalm 78:62–66 — The Lexham English Bible (LEB)
62 He also handed his people over to the sword,
and he was very angry with his inheritance.
63 Fire devoured his young men,
and his young women were not praised.
64 His priests fell by the sword,
and his widows did not weep.
65 Then the Lord awoke like one who had been asleep,
awoke like a warrior who had been drunk with wine.
66 And he beat back his enemies;
he gave them over to perpetual scorn.
Psalm 78:62–66 — New International Reader’s Version (1998) (NIrV)
62 He let his people be killed with swords.
He was very angry with them.
63 Fire destroyed their young men.
Their young women had no one to get married to.
64 Their priests were killed with swords.
Their widows weren’t able to cry.
65 Then the Lord woke up as if he had been sleeping.
He was like a man waking up from the deep sleep caused by wine.
66 He drove his enemies back.
He put them to shame that will last forever.
Psalm 78:62–66 — New American Standard Bible: 1995 Update (NASB95)
62 He also delivered His people to the sword,
And was filled with wrath at His inheritance.
63 Fire devoured His young men,
And His virgins had no wedding songs.
64 His priests fell by the sword,
And His widows could not weep.
65 Then the Lord awoke as if from sleep,
Like a warrior overcome by wine.
66 He drove His adversaries backward;
He put on them an everlasting reproach.