Psalm 76

Psalm 76 – A Song of Victory

For the leader. With instrumental music. A psalm of Asaph, a song.

1God has made himself known in Judah,

his name is great in Israel.

2His tent is in Salem,

his dwelling in Zion.

3There he broke the lightning arrows,

shield, sword, and weapons of war. Selah

4Terrible is your splendour

on the everlasting mountains.

5Despoiled were the stout of heart;

in the sleep into which they had fallen,

none of the warriors

could lift a hand.

6At your rebuke, God of Jacob,

sank chariot and horse to sleep.

7Awful are you: who can stand

before you, when once you are angry?

8The judgment you gave from heaven

frightened the earth into silence,

9when God arose to judgment

to save the oppressed of the earth. Selah

10The fiercest will praise you,

to you will the remnant hold festival.

11Vow and pay to Lord your God,

and let all who are round him bring presents.

12He lops off the courage of princes,

and with terror fills kings of the earth.