Psalms 76
God is known in Judea and Israel, and his dwelling place is in Zion, where he has broken the powers of war. He is a powerful and terrible God who causes the earth to tremble and brings judgment from heaven to save the meek. Those who oppose him will fall, and all people will confess to him and pay homage. The psalmist urges people to make vows and pay them to the Lord, acknowledging his power and authority.
1Unto the end. With Praises. A Psalm of Asaph. A Canticle to the Assyrians. In Judea, God is known. In Israel, his name is great2And his place has been formed with peace. And his dwelling place is in Zion3In that place, he has broken the powers of the bows, the shield, the sword, and the battle4You illuminate wondrously from the mountains of eternity5All the foolish of heart have been disturbed. They have slept their sleep, and all the men of riches have found nothing in their hands6At your rebuke, O God of Jacob, those who were mounted on horseback have fallen asleep7You are terrible, and so, who can withstand you? From thence is your wrath8You have caused judgment to be heard from heaven. The earth trembled and was quieted9when God rose up in judgment in order to bring salvation to all the meek of the earth10For the thinking of man will confess to you, and the legacy of his thinking will keep a feast day to you11Make vows and pay them to the Lord, your God. All you who surround him bring gifts: to him who is terrible12even to him who takes away the spirit of leaders, to him who is terrible with the kings of the earth
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