Psalm 78:64-72

English Standard Version

⁶⁴Their ^(A)priests fell by the sword,
    and their ^(B)widows made no lamentation.
⁶⁵Then the Lord ^(C)awoke as from sleep,
    like a strong man shouting because of wine.
⁶⁶And he ^(D)put his adversaries to rout;
    he put them to everlasting shame.

⁶⁷He rejected the tent of ^(E)Joseph;
    he did not choose the tribe of Ephraim,
⁶⁸but he chose the tribe of Judah,
    Mount Zion, which he ^(F)loves.
⁶⁹He ^(G)built his sanctuary like the high heavens,
    like the earth, which he has founded forever.
⁷⁰He ^(H)chose David his servant
    and took him from the sheepfolds;
⁷¹from ^(I)following the nursing ewes he brought him
    to ^(J)shepherd Jacob his people,
    Israel his ^(K)inheritance.
⁷²With ^(L)upright heart he shepherded them
    and ^(M)guided them with his skillful hand.