Psalm 76 (WK) - Bible Truth Library

,] "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• ¹A song, a psalm for the sons of Korah,{HR}Great [is] Jehovah and exceedingly to be praised,{HR}In the city of our God, the mountain of his holiness.
²Beautiful for elevation,{HR}The joy of the whole earth [is] the mountain of Zion,{HR}[On] the sides of the north; the city of the great King.
³God hath been known in her palaces as a refuge. (Psa. 48:1‑3)

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Psa. 147:19‑20• ¹⁹He showeth his word to Jacob,{HR}His statutes and his judgments to Israel.
²⁰He dealt not thus with any nation;{HR}And [his] judgments, they knew them not.{HR}Praise ye Jah. (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 Jehovah 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.
³⁴{i}Or hath God essayed to come to take him a nation from the midst of a nation, by trials, by signs, and by wonders, and by war, and by a powerful hand, and by a stretched-out arm, and by great terrors, according to all that Jehovah your God did for you in Egypt before your eyes?{/i}
³⁵{i}Unto thee it was shown, that thou mightest know that Jehovah, he is God—there is none other besides him.{/i}
³⁶{i}From the heavens he made thee hear his voice, that he might instruct thee; and on the earth he showed thee his great fire; and thou heardest his words from the midst of the fire.{/i} (Deut. 4:7‑8,34‑36)

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Acts 17:23• ²³for passing through and closely observing the objects of your worship, I found also an altar on which was the inscription: To an unknown God. What therefore, ye, without knowing, worship, this I announce to you. (Acts 17:23)

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Rom. 2:17‑29• ¹⁷But if thou art named a Jew, and restest on law, and boastest in God,
¹⁸and knowest the will, and provest the things that differ, being instructed out of the law,
¹⁹and hast confidence that thou thyself art a guide of blind, a light of those in darkness,
²⁰an instructor of foolish, a teacher of babes, having the form of knowledge and of the truth in the law:
²¹thou then that teachest another, dost thou not teach thyself? thou that preachest not to steal, dost thou steal?
²²thou that sayest not to commit adultery, dost thou commit adultery? thou that abhorrest idols, dost thou commit sacrilege?
²³Thou who boastest in law, through the transgression of the law dost thou dishonour God?
²⁴For the name of God on your account is blasphemed among the Gentiles, even as it is written.
²⁵For circumcision indeed profiteth if thou do law; but if thou be a transgressor of law, thy circumcision is become uncircumcision.
²⁶If then the uncircumcision keep the requirements of the law, shall not his uncircumcision be reckoned for circumcision,
²⁷and the natural uncircumcision, fulfilling the law, judge thee that in the way of letter and circumcision transgressest law?
²⁸For he that is outwardly a Jew is not [one], nor [is] that which is outward in flesh circumcision,
²⁹but he that [is so] hiddenly [is] a Jew, and circumcision of heart in spirit, not in letter, the praise of whom [is] not of men but of God. (Rom. 2:17‑29)

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Rom. 3:1‑2• ¹What then [is] the superiority of the Jew, or what the profit of circumcision?
²Much in every way; for, first, because they were entrusted with the oracles of God. (Rom. 3:1‑2)

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Psa. 98:2‑3• ²Jehovah hath made known his salvation;{HR}In the eyes of the nations he openly showed his righteousness.
³He remembered his mercy and his faithfulness to the house of Israel;{HR}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 Jehovah;{HR}For exalted [is] his name alone,{HR}His honour above earth and heavens.
¹⁴And he lifted up a horn for his people,{HR}Praise for all his saints,{HR}Even for Israel's sons,{HR}A people near to him.{HR}Praise ye Jah. (Psa. 148:13‑14)

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1 Chron. 29:10‑12• ¹⁰Wherefore David blessed Jehovah before all the congregation, and David said, Blessed be thou, Jehovah God of Israel our father, forever and ever.
¹¹Thine, O Jehovah, 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 Jehovah, and thou art exalted as head above all.
¹²Both riches and honour 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• ⁵{i}And the house that I will build is great; for great is our God above all gods.{/i}
⁶{i}But who is able to build him a house, seeing the heavens and the heaven of heavens cannot contain him? And who am I that I should build him a house, except to burn sacrifice before him?{/i} (2 Chron. 2:5‑6)

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Dan. 3:29• ²⁹{i}Therefore I make a decree, that in every people, nation, and language, he who shall speak anything amiss against the God of Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-nego, shall be cut in pieces, and his house shall be made a dunghill: because there is no other God that is able to deliver after this sort.{/i} (Dan. 3:29)

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Dan. 4:1‑2• ¹{i}Nebuchadnezzar the king unto all the peoples, nations, and languages, that dwell in all the earth: Peace be multiplied unto you.{/i}
²{i}It hath seemed good unto me to declare the signs and wonders that the Most High God hath wrought toward me.{/i} (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

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

W. Kelly Translation

To the chief musician, on Neginoth; a psalm of Asaph, a song.{HR}God [is] known in Judah,{HR}Great his name in Israel;