Psalms 76:8
From heaven You pronounced judgment,
What it says
From heaven God pronounces judgment, and the earth fears and becomes quiet.
What it is doing
This verse widens the scene from Israel to the whole world under God's sentence.
In context
1For 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;