Psalms 76

God, the Powerful Judge

For the choir director: with stringed instruments. A psalm of Asaph. # 76:title 1Ch 16:5,7 A song.

1 God is known in Judah;

his name is great in Israel.  * 76:1 Jr 10:6; Mal 1:11

2 His tent is in Salem,

his dwelling place in Zion.  * 76:2 Gn 14:18; Ps 9:11

3 There he shatters the bow’s flaming arrows,

the shield, the sword, and the weapons of war.  * 76:3 Ps 46:9; Is 2:4; Jr 49:35Selah

4 You are resplendent and majestic

coming down from the mountains of prey.  * 76:4 Is 14:25; Nah 2:13

5 The brave-hearted have been plundered;

they have slipped into their final sleep.

None of the warriors was able to lift a hand.  * 76:5 Jr 51:39

6 At your rebuke, God of Jacob,

both chariot and horse lay still.  * 76:6 Ex 13:1,21

7 And you — you are to be feared.  * 76:7 Or are awe-inspiring

When you are angry,

who can stand before you?  * 76:7 Ps 1:5; 130:3; Nah 1:6

8 From heaven you pronounced judgment.

The earth feared and grew quiet  * 76:8 2Ch 20:29–30; Ps 33:8; Hab 2:20

9 when God rose up to judge

and to save all the lowly of the earth.  * 76:9 Ps 9:7–8; Is 3:13–15Selah

10 Even human wrath will praise you;

you will clothe yourself

with the wrath that remains.  * 76:10 Hb obscure,* 76:10 Ex 9:16; Rm 9:17

11 Make and keep your vows

to the  Lord your God;  * 76:11 Ps 50:14

let all who are around him bring tribute

to the awe-inspiring one.  * 76:11 Or tribute with awe,* 76:11 Ps 68:29; Is 18:7

12 He humbles the spirit of leaders;

he is feared by the kings of the earth.  * 76:12 Dn 4:37