Psalms 78:65

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

"Then the Lord awaked as one out of sleep, and like a mighty man that shouteth by reason of wine." - Psalms 78:65
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What does Psalms 78:65 mean?

Psalms 78:65 (KJV) states, "Then the Lord awaked as one out of sleep, and like a mighty man that shouteth by reason of wine." This verse is part of a larger Psalm that recounts the history of God's people and His faithfulness to them despite their constant disobedience and…

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Awakening the Mighty One: Understanding God’s Response to Our Needs

Psalms 78:65 says, "Then the Lord awaked as one out of sleep, and like a mighty man that shouteth by reason of wine." On the surface, this verse may seem puzzling. An anthropomorphic depiction of God awakening as if from slumber both intrigues and provokes thought. Why does the…

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Awakening the Mighty of God: A Prayer of Renewal and Strength

O Sovereign Lord, Creator of the heavens and the earth, it is with humble hearts that we come before You today in prayer. We are reminded of Your power in Psalm 78:65, "Then the Lord awaked as one out of sleep, and like a mighty man that shouteth by reason of wine." Such imagery…

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Psalms 78:65 - "Then the Lord awaked as one out of sleep, and like a mighty man that shouteth by reason of wine."
Psalms 65:11
Psalms 78:8 - "And might not be as their fathers, a stubborn and rebellious generation; a generation that set not their heart aright, and whose spirit was not stedfast with God."
"And they remembered that God was their rock, and the high God their redeemer." - Psalms 78:35
"They kept not the covenant of God, and refused to walk in his law;" - Psalms 78:10
"Therefore their days did he consume in vanity, and their years in trouble." - Psalms 78:33
Psalms 78:18 - "And they tempted God in their heart by asking meat for their lust."
Psalms 78:35 - "And they remembered that God was their rock, and the high God their redeemer."
"They drop upon the pastures of the wilderness: and the little hills rejoice on every side." - Psalms 65:12
"Which by his strength setteth fast the mountains; being girded with power:" - Psalms 65:6
Psalms 78:47 - "He destroyed their vines with hail, and their sycomore trees with frost."
Psalms 78:10 - "They kept not the covenant of God, and refused to walk in his law;"
Psalms 78:64 - "Their priests fell by the sword; and their widows made no lamentation."
Psalms 78:22 - "Because they believed not in God, and trusted not in his salvation:"
"He gave up their cattle also to the hail, and their flocks to hot thunderbolts." - Psalms 78:48
"They were not estranged from their lust. But while their meat was yet in their mouths," - Psalms 78:30
Psalms 65:6 - "Which by his strength setteth fast the mountains; being girded with power:"
Psalms 65:11 - "Thou crownest the year with thy goodness; and thy paths drop fatness."
Psalms 65:12 - "They drop upon the pastures of the wilderness: and the little hills rejoice on every side."
Psalms 78:61 - "And delivered his strength into captivity, and his glory into the enemy's hand."
Psalms 78:67 - "Moreover he refused the tabernacle of Joseph, and chose not the tribe of Ephraim:"
Psalms 65:7 - "Which stilleth the noise of the seas, the noise of their waves, and the tumult of the people."
"O thou that hearest prayer, unto thee shall all flesh come." - Psalms 65:2
"And they sinned yet more against him by provoking the most High in the wilderness." - Psalms 78:17
"When God heard this, he was wroth, and greatly abhorred Israel:" - Psalms 78:59
Psalms 78:44 - "And had turned their rivers into blood; and their floods, that they could not drink."
Psalms 78:32 - "For all this they sinned still, and believed not for his wondrous works."
"Thou crownest the year with thy goodness; and thy paths drop fatness." - Psalms 65:11
Psalms 78:41 - "Yea, they turned back and tempted God, and limited the Holy One of Israel."