Psa 76:1-4 | NET2full | STEP | For the music director , to be accompanied by stringed instruments ; a psalm of Asaph , a song . God has revealed himself in Judah ; in Israel his reputation is great .

‏ Psalms 76:1-4

Psalm 76 ^{▼▼sn Psalm 76. The psalmist depicts God as a mighty warrior who destroys Israel’s enemies.}

For the music director, to be accompanied by stringed instruments; a psalm of Asaph, a song.

1 God has revealed himself in Judah; ^{▼▼tn Or “God is known in Judah.”}
in Israel his reputation ^{▼▼tn Heb “name,” which here stands metonymically for God’s reputation.} is great.
2 He lives in Salem; ^{▼▼sn Salem is a shorter name for Jerusalem (see Gen 14:18).}
he dwells in Zion. ^{▼▼tn Heb “and his place of refuge is in Salem, and his lair in Zion.” God may be likened here to a lion (see v. 4).}
3 There he shattered the arrows, ^{▼▼tn Heb “flames of the bow,” i.e., arrows.}
the shield, the sword, and the rest of the weapons of war. ^{▼▼tn Heb “shield and sword and battle.” “Battle” probably here stands by metonymy for the weapons of war in general.} ^{▼▼sn This verse may allude to the miraculous defeat of the Assyrians in 701 b.c. (see Isa 36-37).} (Selah)
4 You shine brightly and reveal your majesty,
as you descend from the hills where you killed your prey. ^{▼▼tn Heb “radiant [are] you, majestic from the hills of prey.” God is depicted as a victorious king and as a lion that has killed its victims.}

‏ Psalms 76:1-4

Psalm 76 ▼▼sn Psalm 76. The psalmist depicts God as a mighty warrior who destroys Israel’s enemies.

For the music director, to be accompanied by stringed instruments; a psalm of Asaph, a song.

Psalm 76 ^{▼▼sn Psalm 76. The psalmist depicts God as a mighty warrior who destroys Israel’s enemies.}