May 2, 2018 (Wednesday)
The historical setting of Psalm 76 is the same as that of Psalm 75. It is written in the wake of God’s destruction of the Assyrian army as it prepared to enter and destroy Jerusalem.
Psalm 76
New International Version (NIV)
For the director of music. With stringed instruments.
A psalm of Asaph. A song.
I. GOD IS RENOWNED IN JUDAH (1-3)
1 God is renowned in Judah;
in Israel his name is great.
2 His tent is in Salem,
his dwelling place in Zion.
3 There he broke the flashing arrows,
the shields and the swords, the weapons of war.
II. GOD IS RADIANT WITH LIGHT (4-6)
4 You are radiant with light,
more majestic than mountains rich with game.
5 The valiant lie plundered,
they sleep their last sleep;
not one of the warriors
can lift his hands.
6 At your rebuke, God of Jacob,
both horse and chariot lie still.
III. GOD IS TO BE FEARED (7-9)
7 It is you alone who are to be feared.
Who can stand before you when you are angry?
8 From heaven you pronounced judgment,
and the land feared and was quiet–
9 when you, God, rose up to judge,
to save all the afflicted of the land.
IV. GOD IS TO BE PRAISED (10-12)
10 Surely your wrath against mankind brings you praise,
and the survivors of your wrath are restrained.
11 Make vows to the Lord your God and fulfill them;
let all the neighboring lands
bring gifts to the One to be feared.
12 He breaks the spirit of rulers;
he is feared by the kings of the earth.
New International Version (NIV)
For the director of music. With stringed instruments.
A psalm of Asaph. A song.
I. GOD IS RENOWNED IN JUDAH (1-3)
1 God is renowned in Judah;
in Israel his name is great.
2 His tent is in Salem,
his dwelling place in Zion.
3 There he broke the flashing arrows,
the shields and the swords, the weapons of war.
II. GOD IS RADIANT WITH LIGHT (4-6)
4 You are radiant with light,
more majestic than mountains rich with game.
5 The valiant lie plundered,
they sleep their last sleep;
not one of the warriors
can lift his hands.
6 At your rebuke, God of Jacob,
both horse and chariot lie still.
III. GOD IS TO BE FEARED (7-9)
7 It is you alone who are to be feared.
Who can stand before you when you are angry?
8 From heaven you pronounced judgment,
and the land feared and was quiet–
9 when you, God, rose up to judge,
to save all the afflicted of the land.
IV. GOD IS TO BE PRAISED (10-12)
10 Surely your wrath against mankind brings you praise,
and the survivors of your wrath are restrained.
11 Make vows to the Lord your God and fulfill them;
let all the neighboring lands
bring gifts to the One to be feared.
12 He breaks the spirit of rulers;
he is feared by the kings of the earth.