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Psalm 76
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This psalm is a song that Asaph wrote for the music leader. Sing it with the music of stringed instruments.

God has great power

76 People in Judah know who God is.
    He is famous in Israel.[a]
2 His home is in Salem.
    Yes, he lives in Zion.[b]
3 There he destroyed all the weapons of our enemy,
    their arrows, their shields,
    and their swords.
He destroyed everything that they use to fight wars.
Selah.
4 God, you are the one who shines with glory!
    You are greater than the greatest mountains.
5 You won against brave soldiers,
    so that we robbed them of everything.
Now they are sleeping,
    and they will never wake up!
They are completely helpless.
6 God of Jacob,
    when your enemies heard your battle cry,
    both the horses and their riders fell down dead.
7 Yes, everyone is afraid of you, our God!
When you are angry,
    nobody can stand against you.
8 From heaven you said how you would judge people.
Everybody on earth became afraid.
    They could not say anything!
9 This happened when you came to punish wicked people.
You came to rescue the weak and poor people in the land.
Selah.
10 Everybody will praise you,
    even those who are angry against you.
You will show them how angry you really are.[c]
11 Make promises to the Lord your God,
    and do what you have promised.
Everyone who serves God should bring gifts to him.
    We must respect him with fear.
12 He makes proud rulers become humble.
    All the kings of the world should be afraid of him.

Footnotes

  1. 76:1 Judah and Israel are both names for God's people.
  2. 76:2 Salem and Zion are names for Jerusalem.
  3. 76:10 This verse is difficult to understand in Hebrew.
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Psalm 76
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Psalm 76[a]

For the director of music. With stringed instruments. A psalm of Asaph. A song.

1 God is renowned in Judah;
    in Israel his name is great.(A)
2 His tent is in Salem,(B)
    his dwelling place in Zion.(C)
3 There he broke the flashing arrows,(D)
    the shields and the swords, the weapons of war.[b](E)

4 You are radiant with light,(F)
    more majestic than mountains rich with game.
5 The valiant(G) lie plundered,
    they sleep their last sleep;(H)
not one of the warriors
    can lift his hands.
6 At your rebuke,(I) God of Jacob,
    both horse and chariot(J) lie still.

7 It is you alone who are to be feared.(K)
    Who can stand(L) before you when you are angry?(M)
8 From heaven you pronounced judgment,
    and the land feared(N) and was quiet—
9 when you, God, rose up to judge,(O)
    to save all the afflicted(P) of the land.
10 Surely your wrath against mankind brings you praise,(Q)
    and the survivors of your wrath are restrained.[c]

11 Make vows to the Lord your God and fulfill them;(R)
    let all the neighboring lands
    bring gifts(S) to the One to be feared.
12 He breaks the spirit of rulers;
    he is feared by the kings of the earth.

Footnotes

  1. Psalm 76:1 In Hebrew texts 76:1-12 is numbered 76:2-13.
  2. Psalm 76:3 The Hebrew has Selah (a word of uncertain meaning) here and at the end of verse 9.
  3. Psalm 76:10 Or Surely the wrath of mankind brings you praise, / and with the remainder of wrath you arm yourself
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