Psalms

Chapter 76

God’s Name Is Great in Israel

This psalm celebrates the God who has made himself known in Judah and established his dwelling in Zion, where he shattered the weapons of war and humbled the proud. The singer marvels at the Lord's radiance and at the helplessness of the mighty before his rebuke, then turns to the fear his judgment inspires when heaven declares sentence and the earth falls silent. Even human wrath ends up serving his praise, and the psalm closes by calling worshipers to fulfill their vows and bring tribute to the God who breaks the pride of rulers and is feared by the kings of the earth.

Psalm 76 is a victory hymn that exalts God as the warrior-judge whose presence in Zion secures his people and terrifies every earthly power. It moves from local praise in Israel to universal reverence, showing that the Lord's judgments quiet the earth, rescue the humble, and reduce even princes to trembling.

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Psalms 76

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God’s Name Is Great in Israel

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F¹or the choirmaster. With stringed instruments. A Psalm of Asaph. A song. ²His tent is in Salem, ³There He shattered the flaming arrows,

⁴You are resplendent with light, ⁵The valiant lie plundered; they sleep their last sleep. ⁶At Your rebuke, O God of Jacob,

⁷You alone are to be feared. ⁸From heaven You pronounced judgment, ⁹when God rose up to judge,

¹⁰Even the wrath of man shall praise You; ¹¹Make and fulfill your vows to the LORD your God; ¹²He breaks the spirits of princes;

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01vv. 1-12God’s Name Is Great in IsraelGod is praised as known in Judah and dwelling in Salem and Zion, where he shattered the weapons of war. The psalm then exalts his splendor and the way his rebuke strips warriors of all power, before declaring that he alone is to be feared when he rises from heaven to judge and save the humble. The psalm concludes by showing that even human wrath will serve his praise and by summoning all peoples to fulfill vows and bring gifts to the God who cuts down the pride of princes and inspires fear throughout the earth.