Psalm 76
God, the Powerful Judge
For the choir director: with stringed instruments. A psalm of Asaph.(A) A song.
1 God is known in Judah;
his name is great in Israel.(B)
2 His tent is in Salem,
his dwelling place in Zion.(C)
3 There he shatters the bow’s flaming arrows,
the shield, the sword, and the weapons of war.(D)Selah
4 You are resplendent and majestic
coming down from the mountains of prey.(E)
5 The brave-hearted have been plundered;
they have slipped into their final sleep.
None of the warriors was able to lift a hand.(F)
6 At your rebuke, God of Jacob,
both chariot and horse lay still.(G)
7 And you—you are to be feared.
When you are angry,
who can stand before you?(H)
8 From heaven you pronounced judgment.
The earth feared and grew quiet(I)
9 when God rose up to judge
and to save all the lowly of the earth.(J)Selah
10 Even human wrath will praise you;
you will clothe yourself
with the wrath that remains.(K)
11 Make and keep your vows
to the Lord your God;(L)
let all who are around him bring tribute
to the awe-inspiring one.(M)
12 He humbles the spirit of leaders;
he is feared by the kings of the earth.(N)
Footnotes
- 76:7
- 76:10
- 76:11
Cross references
- 76:0 : 1Ch 16:5,7
- 76:1 : Jr 10:6; Mal 1:11
- 76:2 : Gn 14:18; Ps 9:11
- 76:3 : Ps 46:9; Is 2:4; Jr 49:35
- 76:4 : Is 14:25; Nah 2:13
- 76:5 : Jr 51:39
- 76:6 : Ex 13:1,21
- 76:7 : Ps 1:5; 130:3; Nah 1:6
- 76:8 : 2Ch 20:29–30; Ps 33:8; Hab 2:20
- 76:9 : Ps 9:7–8; Is 3:13–15
- 76:10 : Ex 9:16; Rm 9:17
- 76:11 : Ps 50:14
- 76:11 : Ps 68:29; Is 18:7
- 76:12 : Dn 4:37
