Psalm 76

For the director of music. With stringed instruments. A psalm of Asaph. A song.

¹God is renowned in Judah;

in Israel his name is great.

²His tent is in Salem,

his dwelling place in Zion.

³There he broke the flashing arrows,

the shields and the swords, the weapons of war.

⁴You are radiant with light,

more majestic than mountains rich with game.

⁵The valiant lie plundered,

they sleep their last sleep;

not one of the warriors

can lift his hands.

⁶At your rebuke, God of Jacob,

both horse and chariot lie still.

⁷It is you alone who are to be feared.

Who can stand before you when you are angry?

⁸From heaven you pronounced judgment,

and the land feared and was quiet—

⁹when you, God, rose up to judge,

to save all the afflicted of the land.

¹⁰Surely your wrath against mankind brings you praise,

and the survivors of your wrath are restrained.

¹¹Make vows to the Lord your God and fulfill them;

let all the neighboring lands

bring gifts to the One to be feared.

¹²He breaks the spirit of rulers;

he is feared by the kings of the earth.