Psalms 78:65 Commentary, explanation, study verse by verse

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

Psalms 78:65 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Then the Lord awaked as one out of sleep - literally, as one sleeping; that is, as one who is asleep suddenly arouses himself. The Lord seemed to have slept, or to have been inattentive to what w...
Psalms 78:65 - Arno Geneva Study Bible

Then the Lord awaked as one out of sleep, [and] like a mighty man that (q) shouteth by reason of wine. (q) Because they were drunk in their sins, they judged God's patience to be slumbering, as thou...
Psalms 78:65 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

LXXVIII. The Lesson of Israel's History. The northern tribes have been perverse from the first. Their wickedness has culminated in the schismatical religion of the Samaritans. God, on the contrary,...
Psalms 78:65 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

the LORD*. One of the 134 places where the Sopherim changed "Jehovah" to "Adonai". See App-32. as one out of sleep. Supply Ellipsis (App-6). "as one [awaketh] out of sleep".
Psalms 78:65 - Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

65. But the Lord awoke as one asleep. Some understand this as spoken of the Israelites, implying that the Lord awoke against them; and others, as spoken of their enemies. If the first sense...
Psalms 78:65 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

Then the Lord awaked as one out of sleep, and like a mighty man that shouteth by reason of wine. Then the Lord awaked - He seemed as if he had totally disregarded what was done to his people, and t...
Psalms 78:65 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Then the Lord awaked as one out of sleep, and like a mighty man that shouteth by reason of wine. -Now Yahweh awakes as one out of sleep, and destroys His people's enemies, and restores the ark...
Psalms 78:65 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

This long historical Ps. may be compared with Psalms 105, 106, and with Deuteronomy 32 . It traces the course of God's relations with His people from the exodus down to the time of David, and dwells...
Psalms 78:65 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

That shouteth... — 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.)
Psalms 78:65 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

Psalms 78:1-72 THIS psalm is closely related to Psalms 105:1-45 ; Psalms 106:1-48 ; Psalms 107:1-43 . Like them, it treats the history of Israel, and especially the Exodus and wilderness wander...
Psalms 78:65 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

God Raises up His Shepherd David Psalms 78:59-72 This paragraph continues the history of the Judges, and tells the story of what befell after the battle in which Eli's sons were slain. See 1 S...
Psalms 78:65 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

The supreme quantity of this psalm is that throughout all its measures, over against the repeated failure of His people God's persistent patience is set forth in bold relief. The purpose of the psalm...
Psalms 78:65 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

The history of the church is pursued through all these verses. But we must look farther than the history, and particularly in the close of the Psalm, which ends with a view of David as the chosen of...
Psalms 78:65 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

Then the Lord awaked as one out of sleep ,.... He seemed to be asleep, while he suffered the ark to be taken, and the Israelites to be slain; and he may be said to awake when he exerted his power in...
Psalms 78:65 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

Then the Lord awaked as one out of sleep, [and] like a mighty man that shouteth by reason of wine. Ver. 65. The Lord awaked as one out of sleep ] Humanitus dictum; the Philistines haply had s...
Psalms 78:65 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Then the Lord awaked as one out of sleep , &c. “While, by his permission, the Philistines were chastising his people for their sins, he held his peace, and seemed unconcerned as one asleep: but...
Psalms 78:65 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Judgments and Mercies; Wonders Wrought for Israel; Renewed Mercies to Israel. 40 How oft did they p...
Psalms 78:65 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Awaked as one out of sleep; for God, by giving up not only his people, but his ark, to the contempt and insolency of the Philistines, might seem to be asleep, and insensible of his own honour and i...
Psalms 78:65 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

INTRODUCTION Superscription,—“Maschil of Asaph ,” i.e. , an instruction of Asaph, a didactic song by Asaph. The Psalm was probably written by the celebrated Asaph in the time of David. Occasion...
Psalms 78:65 - Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

This story of the children of Israel, after they came out of Egypt, is like a looking-glass in which we may, with great sadness, see ourselves reflected. Psalms 78:9 . The children of Ephraim, bei...
Psalms 78:65 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Title. Maschil of Asaph. Rabbi Kimchi says, that this title, which signifies to give instruction, designates also the species of music or melody to which the words were set, as is now the practice...
Psalms 78:65 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

EXPOSITION This, the first of the "historical psalms," though assigned by the rationalistic school (De Wette, Ewald, Koster, Hitzig) to a period subsequent to the Captivity, is generally allowed...
Psalms 78:65 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

The Narrative of God's Deeds
Psalms 78:65 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Isaiah 42:13 ; Isaiah 42:14 ; Isaiah 51:9 ; Psalms 44:23 ; Psalms 7:6

Psalms 78:65 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Psalms 78:65 - Arno Geneva Study Bible

Psalms 78:65 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Psalms 78:65 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

Psalms 78:65 - Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

Psalms 78:65 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

Psalms 78:65 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Psalms 78:65 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Psalms 78:65 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

Psalms 78:65 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

Psalms 78:65 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

Psalms 78:65 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

Psalms 78:65 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

Psalms 78:65 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

Psalms 78:65 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

Psalms 78:65 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Psalms 78:65 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Psalms 78:65 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Psalms 78:65 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

Psalms 78:65 - Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

Psalms 78:65 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Psalms 78:65 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

Psalms 78:65 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Psalms 78:65 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge