Psalms 76:1-8 in English

¹ For the Chief Musician; on stringed instruments. A Psalm of Asaph, a Song. In Judah is God known: His name is great in Israel.

² In Salem also is his tabernacle, And his dwelling-place in Zion.

³ There he brake the arrows of the bow; The shield, and the sword, and the battle. Selah

⁴ Glorious art thou and excellent, From the mountains of prey.

⁵ The stouthearted are made a spoil, They have slept their sleep; And none of the men of might have found their hands.

⁶ At thy rebuke, O God of Jacob, Both chariot and horse are cast into a dead sleep.

⁷ Thou, even thou, art to be feared; And who may stand in thy sight when once thou art angry?

⁸ Thou didst cause sentence to be heard from heaven; The earth feared, and was still,

¹ For the end, for Idithun, a Psalm of Asaph.

² I cried to the Lord with my voice, yea, my voice was addressed to God; and he gave heed to me.

³ In the day of mine affliction I earnestly sought the Lord; even with my hands by night before him, and I was not deceived; my soul refused to be comforted.

⁴ I remembered God, and rejoiced; I poured out my complaint, and my soul fainted. Pause.

⁵ All mine enemies set a watch against me: I was troubled, and spoke not.

⁶ I considered the days of old, and remembered ancient years.

⁷ And I meditated; I communed with my heart by night, and diligently searched my spirit, saying,

⁸ Will the Lord cast off for ever? and will he be well pleased no more?

¹ To the chief Musician on Neginoth, A Psalm or Song of Asaph. In Judah is God known: his name is great in Israel.

² In Salem also is his tabernacle, and his dwelling place in Zion.

³ There brake he the arrows of the bow, the shield, and the sword, and the battle. Selah.

⁴ Thou art more glorious and excellent than the mountains of prey.

⁵ The stouthearted are spoiled, they have slept their sleep: and none of the men of might have found their hands.

⁶ At thy rebuke, O God of Jacob, both the chariot and horse are cast into a dead sleep.

⁷ Thou, even thou, art to be feared: and who may stand in thy sight when once thou art angry?

⁸ Thou didst cause judgment to be heard from heaven; the earth feared, and was still,

¹ To the chief Musician on Neginoth, A Psalm or Song of Asaph. In Judah is God known: his name is great in Israel.

² In Salem also is his tabernacle, and his dwelling place in Zion.

³ There brake he the arrows of the bow, the shield, and the sword, and the battle. Selah.

⁴ Thou art more glorious and excellent than the mountains of prey.

⁵ The stouthearted are spoiled, they have slept their sleep: and none of the men of might have found their hands.

⁶ At thy rebuke, O God of Jacob, both the chariot and horse are cast into a dead sleep.

⁷ Thou, even thou, art to be feared: and who may stand in thy sight when once thou art angry?

⁸ Thou didst cause judgment to be heard from heaven; the earth feared, and was still,

¹ (77) For the end, for Idithun, a Psalm of Asaph. I cried to the Lord with my voice, yes, my voice was addressed to God; and he gave heed to me.

² In the day of my affliction I earnestly sought the Lord; even with my hands by night before him, and I was not deceived; my soul refused to be comforted.

³ I remembered God, and rejoiced; I poured out my complaint, and my soul fainted. Pause.

⁴ All my enemies set a watch against me: I was troubled, and spoke not.

⁵ I considered the days of old, and remembered ancient years.

⁶ And I meditated; I communed with my heart by night, and diligently searched my spirit, saying,

⁷ Will the Lord cast off for ever? and will he be well pleased no more?

⁸ Will he cut off his mercy for ever, even for ever and ever?

¹ For the Chief Musician; on stringed instruments. A Psalm of Asaph, a Song. In Judah is God known: his name is great in Israel.

² In Salem also is his tabernacle, and his dwelling place in Zion.

³ There he brake the arrows of the bow; the shield, and the sword, and the battle. Selah

⁴ Glorious art thou and excellent, from the mountains of prey.

⁵ The stouthearted are spoiled, they have slept their sleep; and none of the men of might have found their hands.

⁶ At thy rebuke, O God of Jacob, both chariot and horse are cast into a dead sleep.

⁷ Thou, even thou, art to be feared: and who may stand in thy sight when once thou art angry?

⁸ Thou didst cause sentence to be heard from heaven; the earth feared, and was still,

¹ People in Judah know God; the Israeli people honor him MTY.

² His home is in Jerusalem; he lives on Zion Hill.

³ There he broke the flaming arrows that his enemies shot, and he also broke their shields and swords and other weapons that they used in battles.

⁴ God, you are glorious! You are like a king as you return from the mountains where you defeated your enemies.

⁵ Their brave soldiers were killed, and then those who killed them took away everything that those soldiers had. Those enemies died EUP, so they were unable to use their weapons anymore!

⁶ When you, the God whom Jacob worshiped, rebuked your enemies, the result was that their horses and their riders fell down dead.

⁷ But you cause everyone to be afraid. When you are angry and you punish people, no one can RHQ endure it.

⁸ From heaven you proclaimed that you would judge people, and then everyone on the earth was afraid and did not say anything more,

¹ (77) For the end, for Idithun, a Psalm of Asaph. I cried to the Lord with my voice, yes, my voice was addressed to God; and he gave heed to me.

² In the day of my affliction I earnestly sought the Lord; even with my hands by night before him, and I was not deceived; my soul refused to be comforted.

³ I remembered God, and rejoiced; I poured out my complaint, and my soul fainted. Pause.

⁴ All my enemies set a watch against me: I was troubled, and spoke not.

⁵ I considered the days of old, and remembered ancient years.

⁶ And I meditated; I communed with my heart by night, and diligently searched my spirit, saying,

⁷ Will the Lord cast off for ever? and will he be well pleased no more?

⁸ Will he cut off his mercy for ever, even for ever and ever?

¹ For the Chief Musician. On stringed instruments. A Psalm by Asaph. A song. In Judah, God is known. His name is great in Israel.

² His tabernacle is also in Salem. His dwelling place in Zion.

³ There he broke the flaming arrows of the bow, the shield, and the sword, and the weapons of war. Selah.

⁴ Glorious are you, and excellent, more than mountains of game.

⁵ Valiant men lie plundered, they have slept their last sleep. None of the men of war can lift their hands.

⁶ At your rebuke, God of Jacob, both chariot and horse are cast into a dead sleep.

⁷ You, even you, are to be feared. Who can stand in your sight when you are angry?

⁸ You pronounced judgment from heaven. The earth feared, and was silent,

¹ For the Chief Musician. On stringed instruments. A Psalm by Asaph. A song. In Judah, God is known. His name is great in Israel.

² His tabernacle is also in Salem. His dwelling place in Zion.

³ There he broke the flaming arrows of the bow, the shield, and the sword, and the weapons of war. Selah.

⁴ Glorious are you, and excellent, more than mountains of game.

⁵ Valiant men lie plundered, they have slept their last sleep. None of the men of war can lift their hands.

⁶ At your rebuke, God of Jacob, both chariot and horse are cast into a dead sleep.

⁷ You, even you, are to be feared. Who can stand in your sight when you are angry?

⁸ You pronounced judgment from heaven. The earth feared, and was silent,

¹ For the Chief Musician. On stringed instruments. A Psalm by Asaph. A song. In Judah, God is known. His name is great in Israel.

² His tabernacle is also in Salem. His dwelling place in Zion.

³ There he broke the flaming arrows of the bow, the shield, and the sword, and the weapons of war. Selah.

⁴ Glorious are you, and excellent, more than mountains of game.

⁵ Valiant men lie plundered, they have slept their last sleep. None of the men of war can lift their hands.

⁶ At your rebuke, God of Jacob, both chariot and horse are cast into a dead sleep.

⁷ You, even you, are to be feared. Who can stand in your sight when you are angry?

⁸ You pronounced judgement from heaven. The earth feared, and was silent,

¹ To the chief music-maker; put to Neginoth. A Psalm. Of Asaph. A Song. In Judah is the knowledge of God; his name is great in Israel,

² In Salem is his tent, his resting-place in Zion.

³ There were the arrows of the bow broken, there he put an end to body-cover, sword, and fight. (Selah.)

⁴ You are shining and full of glory, more than the eternal mountains.

⁵ Gone is the wealth of the strong, their last sleep has overcome them; the men of war have become feeble.

⁶ At the voice of your wrath, O God of Jacob, deep sleep has overcome carriage and horse.

⁷ You, you are to be feared; who may keep his place before you in the time of your wrath?

⁸ From heaven you gave your decision; the earth, in its fear, gave no sound,

¹ To the chief Musician. On stringed instruments. A Psalm of Asaph: a Song. In Judah is God known, his name is great in Israel;

² And in Salem is his tent, and his dwelling-place in Zion.

³ There broke he the flashings of the bow, shield and sword and battle. Selah.

⁴ More glorious art thou, more excellent, than the mountains of prey.

⁵ The stout-hearted are made a spoil, they have slept their sleep; and none of the men of might have found their hands.

⁶ At thy rebuke, O God of Jacob, both chariot and horse are cast into a dead sleep.

⁷ Thou, thou art to be feared, and who can stand before thee when once thou art angry?

⁸ Thou didst cause judgment to be heard from the heavens; the earth feared, and was still,

¹ Unto the end, for Idithun, a psalm of Asaph.

² I cried to the Lord with my voice; to God with my voice, and he gave ear to me.

³ In the day of my trouble I sought God, with my hands lifted up to him in the night, and I was not deceived. My soul refused to be comforted:

⁴ I remembered God, and was delighted, and was exercised, and my spirit swooned away.

⁵ My eyes prevented the watches: I was troubled, and I spoke not.

⁶ I thought upon the days of old: and I had in my mind the eternal years.

⁷ And I meditated in the night with my own heart: and I was exercised and I swept my spirit.

⁸ Will God then cast off for ever? or will he never be more favourable again?

¹ For the music director. To be accompanied by stringed instruments. A psalm of Asaph. A song. God is famous in Judah; his reputation is great throughout Israel.

² He lives in Jerusalem; his home is in Zion.

³ There he broke the flaming arrows, the shields, the swords, and the weapons of war. Selah.

⁴ You shine with light; you are more majestic than the everlasting mountains.

⁵ Our most courageous enemies have been plundered. They sleep the sleep of death. Even the strongest of them could not raise a hand against us.

⁶ At your command, God of Jacob, both horse and rider fell down dead.

⁷ You are terrifying—who can stand before you when you are angry?

⁸ From heaven you announced judgment. Everyone on earth was afraid and stood still,

¹ To him that excelleth on Neginoth. A Psalme or song committed to Asaph. God is knowen in Iudah: his Name is great in Israel.

² For in Shalem is his Tabernacle, and his dwelling in Zion.

³ There brake he the arrowes of the bowe, the shielde and the sword and the battell. Selah.

⁴ Thou art more bright and puissant, then the mountaines of pray.

⁵ The stout hearted are spoyled: they haue slept their sleepe, and all the men of strength haue not found their hands.

⁶ At thy rebuke, O God of Iaakob, both the chariot and horse are cast a sleepe.

⁷ Thou, euen thou art to be feared: and who shall stand in thy sight, when thou art angrie!

⁸ Thou didest cause thy iudgement to bee heard from heauen: therefore the earth feared and was still,

¹ (76-1) For the Leader; with string-music. A Psalm of Asaph, a Song. (76-2) In Judah is God known; His name is great in Israel.

² (76-3) In Salem also is set His tabernacle, and His dwelling-place in Zion.

³ (76-4) There He broke the fiery shafts of the bow; the shield, and the sword, and the battle. Selah

⁴ (76-5) Glorious art Thou and excellent, coming down from the mountains of prey.

⁵ (76-6) The stout-hearted are bereft of sense, they sleep their sleep; and none of the men of might have found their hands.

⁶ (76-7) At Thy rebuke, O God of Jacob, they are cast into a dead sleep, the riders also and the horses.

⁷ (76-8) Thou, even Thou, art terrible; and who may stand in Thy sight when once Thou art angry?

⁸ (76-9) Thou didst cause sentence to be heard from heaven; the earth feared, and was still,

¹ To the chief Musician on Neginoth, A Psalm or Song of Asaph. In Judah is God known: His name is great in Israel.

² In Salem also is his tabernacle, And his dwelling place in Zion.

³ There brake he the arrows of the bow, The shield, and the sword, and the battle. Selah.

⁴ Thou art more glorious and excellent than the mountains of prey.

⁵ The stouthearted are spoiled, they have slept their sleep: And none of the men of might have found their hands.

⁶ At thy rebuke, O God of Jacob, Both the chariot and horse are cast into a dead sleep.

⁷ Thou, even thou, art to be feared: And who may stand in thy sight when once thou art angry?

⁸ Thou didst cause judgment to be heard from heaven; The earth feared, and was still,

¹ “To the chief musician on Neginoth, a psalm or song of Assaph.” (76:2) In Judah hath God been made known: in Israel is his name great.

² (76:3) And in Salem was his tabernacle made, and his dwelling-place in Zion.

³ (76:4) There broke he the shining arrows of the bow, shield, and sword, and battle. Selah.

⁴ (76:5) Thou art more brilliant, more excellent than the mountains full of prey.

⁵ (76:6) Bereft of reason are the stouthearted, they slumber their sleep: and none of the men of might have found the use of their hands.

⁶ (76:7) From thy rebuke, O God of Jacob, lie in deep sleep both chariot and horse.

⁷ (76:8) Thou—thou art to be feared: and who may stand in thy sight when once thy anger is kindled?

⁸ (76:9) From heaven hast thou caused thy sentence to be heard: the earth feared, and became still,

¹ For the end, for Jeduthun, a Psalm of Asaph.

² I cried to the Lord with my voice, Yea, my voice was addressed to God; and he gave heed to me.

³ In the day of mine affliction I earnestly sought the Lord; Even with my hands by night before him, and I was not deceived; My soul refused to be comforted.

⁴ I remembered God, and rejoiced; I poured out my complaint, and my soul fainted. Pause.

⁵ All mine enemies set a watch against me: I was troubled, and spoke not.

⁶ I considered the days of old, And remembered ancient years.

⁷ And I meditated; I communed with my heart by night, And diligently searched my spirit, saying,

⁸ Will the Lord cast off forever? And will he be well pleased no more?

¹ “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 In Jerusalem is his tabernacle, And in Zion his dwelling-place.

³ There brake he the lightning of the bow, The shield, the sword, and all the weapons of battle.

⁴ More glorious and excellent art thou Than those mountains of robbers!

⁵ Spoiled are the stout-hearted; They sank into their sleep; The hands of the mighty were powerless.

⁶ Before thy rebuke, O God of Jacob! Fell chariot and horseman into a deep sleep!

⁷ Thou, thou, O God! art terrible! Who can stand before thee in thine anger?

⁸ Thou didst cause judgment to be heard from heaven; The earth trembled and was still,

¹ For the leader. With instrumental music. A psalm of Asaph, a song. God has made himself known in Judah, his name is great in Israel.

² His tent is in Salem, his dwelling in Zion.

³ There he broke the lightning arrows, shield, sword, and weapons of war. Selah

⁴ Terrible is your splendour on the everlasting mountains.

⁵ Despoiled were the stout of heart; in the sleep into which they had fallen, none of the warriors could lift a hand.

⁶ At your rebuke, God of Jacob, sank chariot and horse to sleep.

⁷ Awful are you: who can stand before you, when once you are angry?

⁸ The judgement you gave from heaven frightened the earth into silence,

¹ For the leader. With instrumental music. A psalm of Asaph, a song. God has made himself known in Judah, his name is great in Israel.

² His tent is in Salem, his dwelling in Zion.

³ There he broke the lightning arrows, shield, sword, and weapons of war. Selah

⁴ Terrible is your splendor on the everlasting mountains.

⁵ Despoiled were the stout of heart; in the sleep into which they had fallen, none of the warriors could lift a hand.

⁶ At your rebuke, God of Jacob, sank chariot and horse to sleep.

⁷ Awful are you: who can stand before you, when once you are angry?

⁸ The judgment you gave from heaven frightened the earth into silence,

¹ In Judah Praised, God is known. His name is great in Israel God prevails.

² His tabernacle is also in Salem Complete peace, Perfect peace; His dwelling place in Zion Mountain ridge, Marking.

³ There he broke the flaming arrows of the bow, the shield, and the sword, and the weapons of war. Selah ·contemplation with musical interlude·.

⁴ Glorious are you, and excellent, more than mountains of game.

⁵ Valiant men lie plundered, they have slept their last sleep. None of the men of war can lift their hands.

⁶ At your rebuke, God of Jacob Supplanter, both chariot and horse are cast into a deep sleep.

⁷ You, even you, are to be feared. Who can stand in your sight when you are angry?

⁸ You pronounced judgment to be sh'ma ·heard obeyed· from heaven. The earth feared, and was silent,

¹ For the chief musician, on stringed instruments. A psalm of Asaph, a song. God has made himself known in Judah; his name is great in Israel.

² His tent is in Salem; his dwelling place is in Zion.

³ There he broke the arrows of the bow, the shield, the sword, and the other weapons of war. Selah

⁴ You shine brightly and reveal your glory, as you descend from the mountains, where you killed your victims.

⁵ The bravehearted were plundered; they fell asleep. All the warriors were helpless.

⁶ At your rebuke, God of Jacob, both rider and horse fell asleep.

⁷ You, yes you, are to be feared; who can stand in your sight when you are angry?

⁸ From heaven you made your judgment heard; the earth was afraid and silent

¹ For the Chief Musician. On stringed instruments. A Psalm by Asaph. A song. In Judah, God is known. His name is great in Israel.

² His tabernacle is also in Salem. His dwelling place in Zion.

³ There he broke the flaming arrows of the bow, the shield, and the sword, and the weapons of war. Selah.

⁴ Glorious are you, and excellent, more than mountains of game.

⁵ Valiant men lie plundered, they have slept their last sleep. None of the men of war can lift their hands.

⁶ At your rebuke, God of Jacob, both chariot and horse are cast into a dead sleep.

⁷ You, even you, are to be feared. Who can stand in your sight when you are angry?

⁸ You pronounced judgment from heaven. The earth feared, and was silent,

¹ For the Chief Musician. On stringed instruments. A Psalm by Asaph. A song. In Judah, God is known. His name is great in Israel.

² His tabernacle is also in Salem. His dwelling place in Zion.

³ There he broke the flaming arrows of the bow, the shield, and the sword, and the weapons of war. Selah.

⁴ Glorious are you, and excellent, more than mountains of game.

⁵ Valiant men lie plundered, they have slept their last sleep. None of the men of war can lift their hands.

⁶ At your rebuke, God of Jacob, both chariot and horse are cast into a dead sleep.

⁷ You, even you, are to be feared. Who can stand in your sight when you are angry?

⁸ You pronounced judgement from heaven. The earth feared, and was silent,

¹ To the chief Musician on Neginoth, A Psalm or Song of Asaph. In Judah is God known: his name is great in Israel.

² In Salem also is his tabernacle, and his dwelling place in Zion.

³ There he broke the arrows of the bow, the shield, and the sword, and the battle. Selah.

⁴ Thou art more glorious and excellent than the mountains of prey.

⁵ The stout-hearted are spoiled, they have slept their sleep: and none of the men of might have found their hands.

⁶ At thy rebuke, O God of Jacob, both the chariot and horse are cast into a dead sleep.

⁷ Thou, even thou, art to be feared: and who may stand in thy sight when once thou art angry?

⁸ Thou didst cause judgment to be heard from heaven; the earth feared, and was still,

¹ For the Chief Musician. On stringed instruments. A Psalm by Asaph. A song. In Judah, God is known. His name is great in Israel.

² His tabernacle is also in Salem. His dwelling place in Zion.

³ There he broke the flaming arrows of the bow, the shield, and the sword, and the weapons of war. Selah.

⁴ Glorious are you, and excellent, more than mountains of game.

⁵ Valiant men lie plundered, they have slept their last sleep. None of the men of war can lift their hands.

⁶ At your rebuke, God of Jacob, both chariot and horse are cast into a dead sleep.

⁷ You, even you, are to be feared. Who can stand in your sight when you are angry?

⁸ You pronounced judgment from heaven. The earth feared, and was silent,

¹ For the Chief Musician. On stringed instruments. A Psalm by Asaph. A song. In Judah, God is known. His name is great in Israel.

² His tabernacle is also in Salem. His dwelling place in Zion.

³ There he broke the flaming arrows of the bow, the shield, and the sword, and the weapons of war. Selah.

⁴ Glorious are you, and excellent, more than mountains of game.

⁵ Valiant men lie plundered, they have slept their last sleep. None of the men of war can lift their hands.

⁶ At your rebuke, God of Jacob, both chariot and horse are cast into a dead sleep.

⁷ You, even you, are to be feared. Who can stand in your sight when you are angry?

⁸ You pronounced judgement from heaven. The earth feared, and was silent,

¹ To the victory in organs, the psalm of the song of Asaph. God is known in Judah; his name is great in Israel.

² And his place is made in peace; and his dwelling is in Zion.

³ There he brake powers; bow, shield, sword, and battle.

⁴ And thou, God, lightenest wonder-fully coming back from everlasting hills;

⁵ all unwise men of heart were troubled. They slept their sleep, that is, were dead; and all men found nothing of riches in their hands.

⁶ They that ascended or went up on horses; slept for thy blaming, thou God of Jacob.

⁷ Thou art fearful, and who shall against-stand thee? from that time of thine ire.

⁸ From heaven thou madest doom heard; the earth trembled, and rested.

¹ To the victory in organs, the psalm of the song of Asaph. (For the choirmaster, with stringed instruments, a psalm, yea, a song by Asaph.) God is known in Judah; his name is great in Israel.

² And his place is made in peace; and his dwelling is in Zion. (And his Tabernacle, or his Tent, is pitched in Salem; and his dwelling place is in Zion.)

³ There he brake powers; bow, shield, sword, and battle.

⁴ And thou, God, lightenest wonderfully (coming back) from everlasting hills; (And thou, O God, wonderfully lightenest, coming back from the everlasting hills;)

⁵ all unwise men of heart were troubled. They slept their sleep, that is, were dead; and all men found nothing of riches in their hands. (and all who were foolish and ignorant were troubled. But now they have slept their sleep, that is, they be dead; and all their riches be found to be nothing in their hands.)

⁶ They that ascended on horses; slept for thy blaming, thou God of Jacob. (They who ascended on horses; now be asleep, or dead, after thy rebuke, O God of Jacob.)

⁷ Thou art fearful, and who shall against-stand thee? from that time (of) thine ire. (Thou art to be feared; and who shall be able to stand against thee, when thou art angry?)

⁸ From heaven thou madest doom heard; the earth trembled, and rested. (From heaven thou madest thy judgement heard; and the earth trembled, or shook, and kept silent.)

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

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

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

⁴ Bright art Thou, honourable above hills 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.

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

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

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