Psalm 78:65-72

Contemporary English Version

⁶⁵ Finally the Lord woke up,
like a soldier
    startled from a drunken sleep.
⁶⁶ God scattered his enemies
and made them ashamed
    forever.

⁶⁷ Then the Lord decided
    not to make his home
with Joseph's descendants
    in Ephraim.^[a]
68 Instead he chose the tribe
    of Judah,
and he chose Mount Zion,
    the place he loves.
⁶⁹ There he built his temple
as lofty as the mountains
and as solid as the earth
he made to last forever.

^70 (A) The Lord God chose David
to be his servant and took him
    from tending sheep
⁷¹     and from caring for lambs.
Then God made him the leader
    of Israel, his own nation.
⁷² David treated the people fairly
    and guided them with wisdom.