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Psalm 76

Psa. 76:1 KJV (With Strong’s)

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<<To the chief Musician
natsach (Hebrew #5329)
properly, to glitter from afar, i.e. to be eminent (as a superintendent, especially of the Temple services and its music); also (as denominative from 5331), to be permanent
KJV usage: excel, chief musician (singer), oversee(-r), set forward.
Pronounce: naw-tsakh'
Origin: a primitive root
on Neginoth
ngiynah (Hebrew #5058)
from 5059; properly, instrumental music; by implication, a stringed instrument; by extension, a poem set to music; specifically, an epigram
KJV usage: stringed instrument, musick, Neginoth (plural), song.
Pronounce: neg-ee-naw'
Origin: or ngiynath (Psa. 61:title) {neg-ee-nath'}
, A Psalm
mizmowr (Hebrew #4210)
properly, instrumental music; by implication, a poem set to notes
KJV usage: psalm.
Pronounce: miz-more'
Origin: from 2167
or Song
shiyr (Hebrew #7892)
from 7891; a song; abstractly, singing
KJV usage: musical(-ick), X sing(-er, -ing), song.
Pronounce: sheer
Origin: or feminine shiyrah {shee-raw'}
φof Asaph
'Acaph (Hebrew #623)
collector; Asaph, the name of three Israelites, and of the family of the first
KJV usage: Asaph.
Pronounce: aw-sawf'
Origin: from 622
.>> Inm Judah
Yhuwdah (Hebrew #3063)
celebrated; Jehudah (or Judah), the name of five Israelites; also of the tribe descended from the first, and of its territory
KJV usage: Judah.
Pronounce: yeh-hoo-daw'
Origin: from 3034
n is God
'elohiym (Hebrew #430)
gods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used (in the plural thus, especially with the article) of the supreme God; occasionally applied by way of deference to magistrates; and sometimes as a superlative
KJV usage: angels, X exceeding, God (gods)(-dess, -ly), X (very) great, judges, X mighty.
Pronounce: el-o-heem'
Origin: plural of 433
known
yada` (Hebrew #3045)
to know (properly, to ascertain by seeing); used in a great variety of senses, figuratively, literally, euphemistically and inferentially (including observation, care, recognition; and causatively, instruction, designation, punishment, etc.) (as follow)
KJV usage: acknowledge, acquaintance(-ted with), advise, answer, appoint, assuredly, be aware, (un-)awares, can(-not), certainly, comprehend, consider, X could they, cunning, declare, be diligent, (can, cause to) discern, discover, endued with, familiar friend, famous, feel, can have, be (ig-)norant, instruct, kinsfolk, kinsman, (cause to let, make) know, (come to give, have, take) knowledge, have (knowledge), (be, make, make to be, make self) known, + be learned, + lie by man, mark, perceive, privy to, X prognosticator, regard, have respect, skilful, shew, can (man of) skill, be sure, of a surety, teach, (can) tell, understand, have (understanding), X will be, wist, wit, wot.
Pronounce: yaw-dah'
Origin: a primitive root
: his name
shem (Hebrew #8034)
an appellation, as a mark or memorial of individuality; by implication honor, authority, character
KJV usage: + base, (in-)fame(-ous), named(-d), renown, report.
Pronounce: shame
Origin: a primitive word (perhaps rather from 7760 through the idea of definite and conspicuous position; compare 8064)
is great
gadowl (Hebrew #1419)
from 1431; great (in any sense); hence, older; also insolent
KJV usage: + aloud, elder(-est), + exceeding(-ly), + far, (man of) great (man, matter, thing,-er,-ness), high, long, loud, mighty, more, much, noble, proud thing, X sore, (X ) very.
Pronounce: gaw-dole'
Origin: or (shortened) gadol {gaw-dole'}
in Israel
Yisra'el (Hebrew #3478)
from 8280 and 410; he will rule as God; Jisrael, a symbolical name of Jacob; also (typically) of his posterity: --Israel.
Pronounce: yis-raw-ale'
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Psa. 48:1• 1<<A Song and Psalm for the sons of Korah.>> Great is the Lord, and greatly to be praised in the city of our God, in the mountain of his holiness. (Psa. 48:1)
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Deut. 4:7‑8• 7For what nation is there so great, who hath God so nigh unto them, as the Lord our God is in all things that we call upon him for?
 8And what nation is there so great, that hath statutes and judgments so righteous as all this law, which I set before you this day? (Deut. 4:7‑8)

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Asaph,
God,
Israel,
Judah,
Music; Musicians; Musical Instruments,
Neginah; Neginoth,
Psalms,
Songs

Cross References

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Ministry on This Verse

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1-10:  A declaration of God's majesty in the church.
11-12:  An exhortation to serve him reverently.
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Neginoth.
Psa. 4:1• 1<<To the chief Musician on Neginoth, A Psalm of David.>> Hear me when I call, O God of my righteousness: thou hast enlarged me when I was in distress; have mercy upon me, and hear my prayer. (Psa. 4:1)
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Psa. 54:1• 1<<To the chief Musician on Neginoth, Maschil, A Psalm of David, when the Ziphims came and said to Saul, Doth not David hide himself with us?>> Save me, O God, by thy name, and judge me by thy strength. (Psa. 54:1)
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Psa. 61:1• 1<<To the chief Musician upon Neginah, A Psalm of David.>> Hear my cry, O God; attend unto my prayer. (Psa. 61:1)
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Psa. 67:1• 1<<To the chief Musician on Neginoth, A Psalm or Song.>> God be merciful unto us, and bless us; and cause his face to shine upon us; Selah. (Psa. 67:1)
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Psa. 67•  (Psa. 67)
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A Psalm. This Psalm is entitled in the Septuagint, which is followed by the Vulgate and Appollinarius, [
,] "An ode against the Assyrian;" and it is considered by many of the best commentators to have been composed by Asaph after the defeat of Sennacherib.of Asaph.
or, for Asaph. In Judah.
Psa. 48:1‑3• 1<<A Song and Psalm for the sons of Korah.>> Great is the Lord, and greatly to be praised in the city of our God, in the mountain of his holiness.
 2Beautiful for situation, the joy of the whole earth, is mount Zion, on the sides of the north, the city of the great King.
 3God is known in her palaces for a refuge. (Psa. 48:1‑3)
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Psa. 147:19‑20• 19He showeth his word unto Jacob, his statutes and his judgments unto Israel.
 20He hath not dealt so with any nation: and as for his judgments, they have not known them. Praise ye the Lord. (Psa. 147:19‑20)
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Deut. 4:7‑8,34‑36• 7For what nation is there so great, who hath God so nigh unto them, as the Lord our God is in all things that we call upon him for?
 8And what nation is there so great, that hath statutes and judgments so righteous as all this law, which I set before you this day?
 34Or hath God assayed to go and take him a nation from the midst of another nation, by temptations, by signs, and by wonders, and by war, and by a mighty hand, and by a stretched out arm, and by great terrors, according to all that the Lord your God did for you in Egypt before your eyes?
 35Unto thee it was showed, that thou mightest know that the Lord he is God; there is none else beside him.
 36Out of heaven he made thee to hear his voice, that he might instruct thee: and upon earth he showed thee his great fire; and thou heardest his words out of the midst of the fire. (Deut. 4:7‑8,34‑36)
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Acts 17:23• 23For as I passed by, and beheld your devotions, I found an altar with this inscription, TO THE UNKNOWN GOD. Whom therefore ye ignorantly worship, him declare I unto you. (Acts 17:23)
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Rom. 2:17‑29• 17Behold, thou art called a Jew, and restest in the law, and makest thy boast of God,
 18And knowest his will, and approvest the things that are more excellent, being instructed out of the law;
 19And art confident that thou thyself art a guide of the blind, a light of them which are in darkness,
 20An instructor of the foolish, a teacher of babes, which hast the form of knowledge and of the truth in the law.
 21Thou therefore which teachest another, teachest thou not thyself? thou that preachest a man should not steal, dost thou steal?
 22Thou that sayest a man should not commit adultery, dost thou commit adultery? thou that abhorrest idols, dost thou commit sacrilege?
 23Thou that makest thy boast of the law, through breaking the law dishonorest thou God?
 24For the name of God is blasphemed among the Gentiles through you, as it is written.
 25For circumcision verily profiteth, if thou keep the law: but if thou be a breaker of the law, thy circumcision is made uncircumcision.
 26Therefore if the uncircumcision keep the righteousness of the law, shall not his uncircumcision be counted for circumcision?
 27And shall not uncircumcision which is by nature, if it fulfil the law, judge thee, who by the letter and circumcision dost transgress the law?
 28For he is not a Jew, which is one outwardly; neither is that circumcision, which is outward in the flesh:
 29But he is a Jew, which is one inwardly; and circumcision is that of the heart, in the spirit, and not in the letter; whose praise is not of men, but of God. (Rom. 2:17‑29)
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Rom. 3:1‑2• 1What advantage then hath the Jew? or what profit is there of circumcision?
 2Much every way: chiefly, because that unto them were committed the oracles of God. (Rom. 3:1‑2)
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Psa. 98:2‑3• 2The Lord hath made known his salvation: his righteousness hath he openly showed in the sight of the heathen.
 3He hath remembered his mercy and his truth toward the house of Israel: all the ends of the earth have seen the salvation of our God. (Psa. 98:2‑3)
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Psa. 148:13‑14• 13Let them praise the name of the Lord: for his name alone is excellent; his glory is above the earth and heaven.
 14He also exalteth the horn of his people, the praise of all his saints; even of the children of Israel, a people near unto him. Praise ye the Lord. (Psa. 148:13‑14)
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1 Chron. 29:10‑12• 10Wherefore David blessed the Lord before all the congregation: and David said, Blessed be thou, Lord God of Israel our father, for ever and ever.
 11Thine, O Lord, is the greatness, and the power, and the glory, and the victory, and the majesty: for all that is in the heaven and in the earth is thine; thine is the kingdom, O Lord, and thou art exalted as head above all.
 12Both riches and honor come of thee, and thou reignest over all; and in thine hand is power and might; and in thine hand it is to make great, and to give strength unto all. (1 Chron. 29:10‑12)
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2 Chron. 2:5‑6• 5And the house which I build is great: for great is our God above all gods.
 6But who is able to build him an house, seeing the heaven and heaven of heavens cannot contain him? who am I then, that I should build him an house, save only to burn sacrifice before him? (2 Chron. 2:5‑6)
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Dan. 3:29• 29Therefore I make a decree, That every people, nation, and language, which speak any thing amiss against the God of Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-nego, shall be cut in pieces, and their houses shall be made a dunghill: because there is no other God that can deliver after this sort. (Dan. 3:29)
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Dan. 4:1‑2• 1Nebuchadnezzar the king, unto all people, nations, and languages, that dwell in all the earth; Peace be multiplied unto you.
 2I thought it good to show the signs and wonders that the high God hath wrought toward me. (Dan. 4:1‑2)
• Book 3, Series 1. The Indignation. The beast destroyed. (““The Placement of the Psalms in Prophecy”” by B. Anstey)
• The seat of God's blessing and throne, or its manifestation on earth, low as it may fall, is more excellent than all the might and violence of man. At God's rebuke these fall and man has no strength. (“Practical Reflections on the Psalms: Psalms 64-77” by J.N. Darby)
• The first three verses give the result of God’s judgment upon His enemies. The verses that follow present the actual judgment. (“Psalms 76” by H. Smith)
• The first result is to make God “known;” and being known His Name becomes “great.” The knowledge of God must lead to the exaltation of God. (“Psalms 76” by H. Smith)
• The glory of the Lord has appeared in the land (vs. 4). The Lord has returned from heaven (vs. 8) to judge the armies who have gathered there (vs. 1-9).Compare Dan. 11:45, Joel 2:20. (“Book 3.” by B. Anstey)

J. N. Darby Translation

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