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The God Who Always Wins

For the director of music. With stringed instruments. A psalm of Asaph [C a Levitical musician, a descendant of Gershon, at the time of David; 1 Chr. 6:39; 15:17; 2 Chr. 5:12]. A song.

76 ·People in Judah know God [L God is known in Judah];
    his ·fame [name] is great in Israel.
His Tent is in ·Jerusalem [L Salem; C shortened name of Jerusalem];
    his ·home [abode] is on Mount Zion [Ps. 48].
There God broke the flaming arrows,
    the shields, the swords, and the weapons of war. ·Selah [Interlude]

God, how ·wonderful [glorious; awesome; or radiant] you are!
    You are more ·splendid [majestic] than the ·hills full of animals [hills full of prey; or everlasting mountains].
The ·brave soldiers [L strong of heart] were ·stripped [plundered]
    as they ·lay asleep in death [sleep their last sleep].
Not one ·warrior [valiant person]
    ·had the strength to stop it [L could lift their hand].
God of Jacob, ·when you spoke strongly [L at your rebuke/reprimand],
    horses and riders ·fell dead [L were in deep sleep; or lay stupefied].
You are ·feared [awesome];
    ·no one [L who…?] can stand against you when you are angry.
From heaven you ·gave the decision [made your judgment heard],
    and the earth was afraid and silent.
God, you ·stood [rose] up to judge
    and to ·save [give victory to] the needy people of the earth. ·Selah [Interlude]
10 ·People praise you for your anger against evil [or Human anger praises you].
    ·Those who live through your anger are stopped from doing more evil [Those who survive your wrath are restrained; L You gird the remains of wrath on you].

11 Make and keep your ·promises [vows] to the Lord your God.
    From all around, gifts should come to the God ·we worship [L who is awesome].
12 God ·breaks [cuts off] the spirits of ·great leaders [princes];
    the kings on earth fear him.

76 För sångmästaren, med strängaspel; en psalm, en sång av Asaf.

Gud är känd i Juda, i Israel är hans namn stort;

i Salem vart hans hydda rest och hans boning på Sion.

Där bröt han sönder bågens ljungeldar, sköld och svärd och vad till kriget hör. Sela.

Full av ljus och härlighet går du fram ifrån segerbytenas berg.

De stormodiga äro avväpnade, de hava slumrat in och sova; alla stridsmännen hava måst låta händerna falla.

För din näpst, du Jakobs Gud, ligga domnade både man och häst.

Du, du är fruktansvärd; vem kan bestå inför dig, när du vredgas?

Från himmelen lät du höra din dom; då förskräcktes jorden och vart stilla,

10 då när Gud stod upp till dom, till att frälsa alla ödmjuka på jorden. Sela.

11 Ty människors vrede varder dig till pris; du har vrede till övers att omgjorda dit med.

12 Gören löften och infrien dem åt HERREN, eder Gud; alla de som äro omkring honom bäre fram skänker åt den Fruktansvärde.

13 Ty han stäcker furstarnas övermod; fruktansvärd är han för konungarna på jorden.

76 In Judah is God known: his name is great in Israel.

In Salem also is his tabernacle, and his dwelling place in Zion.

There brake he the arrows of the bow, the shield, and the sword, and the battle. Selah.

Thou art more glorious and excellent than the mountains of prey.

The stouthearted are spoiled, they have slept their sleep: and none of the men of might have found their hands.

At thy rebuke, O God of Jacob, both the chariot and horse are cast into a dead sleep.

Thou, even thou, art to be feared: and who may stand in thy sight when once thou art angry?

Thou didst cause judgment to be heard from heaven; the earth feared, and was still,

When God arose to judgment, to save all the meek of the earth. Selah.

10 Surely the wrath of man shall praise thee: the remainder of wrath shalt thou restrain.

11 Vow, and pay unto the Lord your God: let all that be round about him bring presents unto him that ought to be feared.

12 He shall cut off the spirit of princes: he is terrible to the kings of the earth.