Psalms 78:65 - Exposition

Then the Lord awaked as one out of sleep (comp. Psalms 7:6 ; Psalms 35:23 ; Psalms 73:20 ). God is said to "awake," when, after a time of inaction, he suddenly exerts his Almighty power, to the discomfiture of his enemies. That God never really slept was the profound conviction of the Israelites generally (see 2 Kings 18:27 ; Psalms 121:3 , Psalms 121:4 ). And like a mighty man that shouteth by reason of wine (comp. Zechariah 10:7 ; Isaiah 42:13 ).