Psalms 76
1 Unto the end. With Praises. A Psalm of Asaph. A Canticle to the Assyrians. In Judea, God is known. In Israel, his name is great.
“For the leader of the music. Upon stringed instruments. A Psalm of Asaph.” In Judah is God known; Great is his name in Israel.
2 And his place has been formed with peace. And his dwelling place is in Zion.
In Jerusalem is his tabernacle, And in Zion his dwelling-place.
3 In that place, he has broken the powers of the bows, the shield, the sword, and the battle.
There brake he the lightning of the bow, The shield, the sword, and all the weapons of battle.
4 You illuminate wondrously from the mountains of eternity.
More glorious and excellent art thou Than those mountains of robbers!
5 All the foolish of heart have been disturbed. They have slept their sleep, and all the men of riches have found nothing in their hands.
Spoiled are the stout-hearted; They sank into their sleep; The hands of the mighty were powerless.
6 At your rebuke, O God of Jacob, those who were mounted on horseback have fallen asleep.
Before thy rebuke, O God of Jacob! Fell chariot and horseman into a deep sleep!
7 You are terrible, and so, who can withstand you? From thence is your wrath.
Thou, thou, O God! art terrible! Who can stand before thee in thine anger?
8 You have caused judgment to be heard from heaven. The earth trembled and was quieted,
Thou didst cause judgment to be heard from heaven; The earth trembled and was still,
9 when God rose up in judgment in order to bring salvation to all the meek of the earth.
When God arose to judgment, To save all the oppressed of the earth!
10 For the thinking of man will confess to you, and the legacy of his thinking will keep a feast day to you.
The wrath of man shall praise thee, When thou girdest on the whole of thy wrath!
11 Make vows and pay them to the Lord, your God. All you who surround him bring gifts: to him who is terrible,
Make and perform vows to Jehovah, your God! Let all that dwell around him bring gifts to the terrible One,
12 even to him who takes away the spirit of leaders, to him who is terrible with the kings of the earth.
Who casteth down the pride of princes, Who is terrible to the kings of the earth!
