Psa 76 | HCSB | STEP | For the choir director : with stringed instruments . A psalm of Asaph . A song . God is known in Judah ; His name is great in Israel .

Psalms 76

God, the Powerful Judge

1 For the choir director: with stringed instruments. A psalm of ^{▼▼Asaph: A musician appointed by David to oversee the music used in worship at the Temple; 12 psalms are attributed to Asaph.}Asaph. ^b A song.

God is known in Judah;
His name is great in Israel. ^c
2 His tent is in Salem, ^{▼▼= Jerusalem}
His dwelling place in ^{▼▼Zion: Originally a term for the fortified section of Jerusalem and then, by extension, used for the temple and the city of Jerusalem both in the present time and in the future}Zion. ^f
3 There He shatters the bow’s flaming arrows,
the shield, the sword, and the weapons of war. ^{g
,} ^{▼▼Selah: A Hebrew word whose meaning is uncertain; various interpretations include: (1) a musical notation, (2) a pause for silence, (3) a signal for worshipers to fall prostrate on the ground, (4) a term for the worshipers to call out, and (5) a word meaning "forever"}
Selah

4 You are resplendent and majestic
coming down from the mountains of prey. ⁱ
5 The brave-hearted have been plundered;
they have slipped into their final sleep.
None of the warriors was able to lift a hand. ^j
6 At Your rebuke, God of Jacob,
both chariot and horse lay still. ^k

7 And You – You are to be ^{▼▼fear(s) God or the Lord/ the fear of the Lord: No single English word conveys every aspect of the word fear in this phrase. The meaning includes worshipful submission, reverential awe, and obedient respect to the covenant-keeping God of Israel.}feared. ^{▼▼Or are awe-inspiring}
When You are angry,
who can stand before You? ⁿ
8 From heaven You pronounced judgment.
The earth feared and grew quiet ^o
9 when God rose up to judge
and to save all the lowly of the earth. ^{p
,} ^{▼▼Selah: A Hebrew word whose meaning is uncertain; various interpretations include: (1) a musical notation, (2) a pause for silence, (3) a signal for worshipers to fall prostrate on the ground, (4) a term for the worshipers to call out, and (5) a word meaning "forever"}
Selah

10 Even human wrath will praise You;
You will clothe Yourself
with their remaining wrath. ^{▼▼Hb obscure
,} ^s

11 Make and keep your vows
to the Lord your God; ^t
let all who are around Him bring tribute
to the awe-inspiring One. ^{▼▼Or tribute with awe
,} ^v
12 He humbles the spirit of leaders;
He is feared by the kings of the earth. ^w