Psalm 76
Words: The
Psalter of the United Presbyterian Church of North America, 1887 ed.
Note: This page also has a Common Metre
version of this psalm.
1 In Judah God is known and feared,
In Israel his name is great,
is tent in Salem he hath reared,
In Zion fixed his royal seat.
2 He there brake arrows of the bow,
The shield, the sword, and war's array;
More excellent, O Lord. art thou,
More glorious far than hills of prey.
3 The stout of heart are spoiled in fight,
A deadly sleep the warrior slept;
No hand of all the men of might
Its wonted strength or cunning kept.
4 O Jacob's God, at thy command
The chariot and the horse went down;
For thou art dreadful; who can stand
Before the tempest of thy frown?
5 From heaven Jehovah judgment gave;
The trembling earth stood still and feared,
When all the meek on earth to save,
For righteous judgment God appeared.
6 The wrath of man thee praise shall bring
Remaining wrath thy hand shall stay,
Vow to the Lord your God and King,
Be faithful all your vows to pay.
7 Let all around their presents bring
To him whom all the world should fear:
He cuts off princes; God the King
Shall dreadful to earth's kings appear.
1 In Judah God is known; his name
In Israel is great;
In Salem is his holy place,
In Zion is his seat.
2 There arrows of the bow he broke,
The shield, the sword, the war.
More glorious thou than hills of prey;
More excellent art far.
3 The stout of heart themselves were spoiled,
A deadly sleep they slept,
And none of all the men of might
Their strength of hands have kept.
4 When thy rebuke, O Jacob's God,
Had forth against them passed,
Then both the chariot and the horse
Were in a dead sleep cast.
5 For thou, yea. thou art to be feared,
And who, O Lord, is he
That may stand up before thy sight,
If once thou angry be?
6 From heaven judgment was proclaimed~
The earth was still with fear,
When God to judgment rose, to save
All meek on earth that were.
7 Because the very wrath of man
Unto thy praise redounds;
Thou to the remnant of his wrath
Wilt set restraining hounds.
8 Vow to the Lord your God, and pay;
All ye that near him be,
Bring gifts and presents unto him;
To be adored is he.
9 For he the spirits shall cut off
Of those that princes are:
And to the kings that are on earth
He fearful shall appear.
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