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 behindand disgraced them forever.
67. He rejected the tent of Joseph.He did not choose the tribe of Ephraim,
68. but he chose the tribe of Judah,Mount Zion which he loved.
69. He built his holy place to be like the high heavens,like the earth which he made to last for a long time.
70. He chose his servant David.He took him from the sheep pens.
71. He brought him from tending the ewes that had lambsso that David could be the shepherd of the people of Jacob,of Israel, the people who belonged to the Lord.
72. With unselfish devotion David became their shepherd.With skill he guided them.