63. Fire consumed their young men,and their virgins remained unmarried.
64. Their priests fell by the sword,but their widows did not weep.
65. But then the Lord awoke from his sleep;he was like a warrior in a drunken rage.
66. He drove his enemies back;he made them a permanent target for insults.
67. He rejected the tent of Joseph;he did not choose the tribe of Ephraim.
68. He chose the tribe of Judah,and Mount Zion, which he loves.
69. He made his sanctuary as enduring as the heavens above;as secure as the earth, which he established permanently.