Psalm 76
God, the Powerful Judge
For the choir director: with stringed instruments. A psalm of Asaph. A song.
1 God is known in Judah;
His name is great in Israel.
2 His tent is in Salem,[a]
His dwelling place in Zion.
3 There He shatters the bow’s flaming arrows,
the shield, the sword, and the weapons of war.
coming down from the mountains of prey.
5 The brave-hearted have been plundered;
they have slipped into their final sleep.
None of the warriors was able to lift a hand.
6 At Your rebuke, God of Jacob,
both chariot and horse lay still.
When You are angry,
who can stand before You?
8 From heaven You pronounced judgment.
The earth feared and grew quiet
9 when God rose up to judge
and to save all the lowly of the earth.
10 Even human wrath will praise You;
You will clothe Yourself
with their remaining wrath.[c]
to the Lord your God;
let all who are around Him bring tribute
to the awe-inspiring One.[d]
12 He humbles the spirit of leaders;
He is feared by the kings of the earth.
Footnotes
- Psalm 76:2 = Jerusalem
- Psalm 76:7 Or are awe-inspiring
- Psalm 76:10 Hb obscure
- Psalm 76:11 Or tribute with awe