Psalms 76

Psalm 76

God, the Powerful Judge

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

¹God is known in Judah; his name is great in Israel.²

³His tent is in Salem, his dwelling place in Zion.⁴

⁵There he shatters the bow’s flaming arrows, the shield, the sword, and the weapons of war.Selah⁶

⁷You are resplendent and majestic coming down from the mountains of prey.⁸

⁹The brave-hearted have been plundered; they have slipped into their final sleep. None of the warriors was able to lift a hand.¹⁰

¹¹At your rebuke, God of Jacob, both chariot and horse lay still.¹²

¹³And you — you are to be feared. When you are angry, who can stand before you?¹⁴

¹⁵From heaven you pronounced judgment. The earth feared and grew quiet¹⁶

¹⁷when God rose up to judge and to save all the lowly of the earth.Selah¹⁸

¹⁹Even human wrath will praise you; you will clothe yourself with the wrath that remains.²⁰

²¹Make and keep your vows to the Lord your God; let all who are around him bring tribute to the awe-inspiring one.²²

²³He humbles the spirit of leaders; he is feared by the kings of the earth.²⁴