Psalms 76

1 To the Overseer with stringed instruments. — A Psalm of Asaph. — A Song. In Judah [is] God known, in Israel His name [is] great.

For the Leader; with string-music. A Psalm of Asaph, a Song. In Judah is God known; His name is great in Israel.

2 And His tabernacle is in Salem, And His habitation in Zion.

In Salem also is set His tabernacle, and His dwelling-place in Zion.

3 There he hath shivered arrows of a bow, Shield, and sword, and battle. (Selah)

There He broke the fiery shafts of the bow; the shield, and the sword, and the battle. (Selah)

4 Bright [art] Thou, honourable above hills of prey.

Glorious art Thou and excellent, coming down from the mountains of prey.

5 Spoiled themselves have the mighty of heart, They have slept their sleep, And none of the men of might found their hands.

The stout-hearted are bereft of sense, they sleep their sleep; and none of the men of might have found their hands.

6 From Thy rebuke, O God of Jacob, Both rider and horse have been fast asleep.

At Thy rebuke, O God of Jacob, they are cast into a dead sleep, the riders also and the horses.

7 Thou, fearful [art] Thou, And who doth stand before Thee, Since Thou hast been angry!

Thou, even Thou, art terrible; and who may stand in Thy sight when once Thou art angry?

8 From heaven Thou hast sounded judgment, Earth hath feared, and hath been still,

Thou didst cause sentence to be heard from heaven; the earth feared, and was still,

9 In the rising of God to judgment, To save all the humble of earth. (Selah)

When God arose to judgment, to save all the humble of the earth. (Selah)

10 For the fierceness of man praiseth Thee, The remnant of fierceness Thou girdest on.

Surely the wrath of man shall praise Thee; the residue of wrath shalt Thou gird upon Thee.

11 Vow and complete to Jehovah your God, All ye surrounding him. They bring presents to the Fearful One.

Vow, and pay unto the LORD your God; let all that are round about Him bring presents unto Him that is to be feared;

12 He doth gather the spirit of leaders, Fearful to the kings of earth!

He minisheth the spirit of princes; He is terrible to the kings of the earth.