Psalm 76

Psalm 76^a

For the director of music. With stringed instruments. A psalm of Asaph. A song.

¹God is renowned in Judah;

in Israel his name is great.^g

²His tent is in Salem,^h

his dwelling place in Zion.ⁱ

³There he broke the flashing arrows,^j

the shields and the swords, the weapons of war.^bk

⁴You are radiant with light,^l

more majestic than mountains rich with game.

⁵The valiant^m lie plundered,

they sleep their last sleep;ⁿ

not one of the warriors

can lift his hands.

⁶At your rebuke,^o God of Jacob,

both horse and chariot^p lie still.

⁷It is you alone who are to be feared.^q

Who can stand^r before you when you are angry?^s

⁸From heaven you pronounced judgment,

and the land feared^t and was quiet—

⁹when you, God, rose up to judge,^u

to save all the afflicted^v of the land.

¹⁰Surely your wrath against mankind brings you praise,^w

and the survivors of your wrath are restrained.^c

¹¹Make vows to the Lord your God and fulfill them;^x

let all the neighboring lands

bring gifts^y to the One to be feared.

¹²He breaks the spirit of rulers;

he is feared by the kings of the earth.