Psalm 76

Christian Standard Bible

Psalm 76

God, the Powerful Judge

For the choir director: with stringed instruments. A psalm of Asaph.^(A) A song.

¹God is known in Judah;
his name is great in Israel.^(B)
²His tent is in Salem,
his dwelling place in Zion.^(C)
³There he shatters the bow’s flaming arrows,
the shield, the sword, and the weapons of war.^(D)Selah

⁴You are resplendent and majestic
coming down from the mountains of prey.^(E)
⁵The brave-hearted have been plundered;
they have slipped into their final sleep.
None of the warriors was able to lift a hand.^(F)
⁶At your rebuke, God of Jacob,
both chariot and horse lay still.^(G)

⁷And you—you are to be feared.^[a]
When you are angry,
who can stand before you?^(H)
⁸From heaven you pronounced judgment.
The earth feared and grew quiet^(I)
⁹when God rose up to judge
and to save all the lowly of the earth.^(J)Selah
¹⁰Even human wrath will praise you;
you will clothe yourself
with the wrath that remains.^[b]^(K)

¹¹Make and keep your vows
to the Lord your God;^(L)
let all who are around him bring tribute
to the awe-inspiring one.^[c]^(M)
¹²He humbles the spirit of leaders;
he is feared by the kings of the earth.^(N)

Footnotes

76:7 Or are awe-inspiring
76:10 Hb obscure
76:11 Or tribute with awe

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