Psalm 76

Psalm 75 Psalm 77

Psalm 76 New International Version (NIV)

Psalm 76^[a]

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

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

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

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

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

Footnotes:

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