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God’s Name Is Great in Israel

For the choir director. With stringed instruments. A Psalm of Asaph. A Song.

76 God is (A)known in Judah;
His name is (B)great in Israel.
So His [a](C)tabernacle is in (D)Salem;
His (E)dwelling place is in Zion.
There He (F)broke the [b]flaming arrows,
The shield and the sword and the battle. [c]Selah.

You are shining,
Majestic from the mountains of prey.
The (G)stouthearted were plundered,
[d]They sank into sleep;
And none of the [e]warriors could use his hands.
At Your (H)rebuke, O God of Jacob,
Both (I)chariot rider and horse slumbered into a deep sleep.
But You, You are [f](J)fearsome;
And (K)who can stand in Your presence when once [g]You are angry?

You made Your cause to be heard from heaven;
The earth (L)feared and was quiet
When God (M)arose to judgment,
To save all the humble of the earth. Selah.
10 For the [h](N)wrath of man shall praise You;
With a remnant of wrath You will gird Yourself.

11 (O)Make vows to Yahweh your God and (P)pay them;
Let all who are around Him (Q)bring gifts to the Fearsome One.
12 He will cut off the spirit of princes;
He is [i](R)feared by the kings of the earth.

Footnotes

  1. Psalm 76:2 Lit shelter
  2. Psalm 76:3 Lit fiery shafts of the bow
  3. Psalm 76:3 Selah may mean Pause, Crescendo, Musical Interlude
  4. Psalm 76:5 Lit They slumbered their sleep
  5. Psalm 76:5 Lit valiant men have found their hands
  6. Psalm 76:7 Or awesome
  7. Psalm 76:7 Lit Your anger is
  8. Psalm 76:10 Lit wraths
  9. Psalm 76:12 Lit awesome to

Psalm 76

God, the Powerful Judge

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

God is known in Judah;
His name is great in Israel.(B)
His tent is in Salem,[a]
His dwelling place in Zion.(C)
There He shatters the bow’s flaming arrows,
the shield, the sword, and the weapons of war.(D)Selah

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

And You—You are to be feared.[b]
When You are angry,
who can stand before You?(H)
From heaven You pronounced judgment.
The earth feared and grew quiet(I)
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 their remaining wrath.[c](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.[d](M)
12 He humbles the spirit of leaders;
He is feared by the kings of the earth.(N)

Footnotes

  1. Psalm 76:2 = Jerusalem
  2. Psalm 76:7 Or are awe-inspiring
  3. Psalm 76:10 Hb obscure
  4. Psalm 76:11 Or tribute with awe