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Psalms 76:1
1God is known in Judah; His name is great in Israel.
Psalms 76:1 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)In Judah is God known: his name is great in Israel.
- New International Version (NIV)God is renowned in Judah; in Israel his name is great.
- English Standard Version (ESV)In Judah God is known; his name is great in Israel.
- New King James Version (NKJV)In Judah God is known; His name is great in Israel.
Context of Psalms 76:1
God is known in Judah; His name is great in Israel. 2His tabernacle is in Salem (Jerusalem); His dwelling place is in Zion. 3There He broke the flaming arrows, The shield, the sword, and the weapons of war. Selah.
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נוֹדָ֣ע בִּֽיהוּדָ֣ה אֱלֹהִ֑ים בְּ֝יִשְׂרָאֵ֗ל גָּד֥וֹל שְׁמֽוֹ׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
Cross-references for Psalms 76:1
- Psalms 4:1Answer me when I call, O God of my righteousness! You have freed me when I was hemmed in and relieved me when I was in distress; Be gracious to me and hear [and respond to] my prayer.
- Psalms 54:1Save me, O God, by Your name; And vindicate me by Your [wondrous] power.
- Psalms 61:1Hear my cry, O God; Listen to my prayer.
- Psalms 67:1God be gracious and kind-hearted to us and bless us, And make His face shine [with favor] on us— Selah.
- Psalms 48:1Great is the Lord, and greatly to be praised, In the city of our God, His holy mountain.
- Psalms 147:19He declares His word to Jacob, His statutes and His ordinances to Israel.
- Deuteronomy 4:7For what great nation is there that has a god so near to it as the Lord our God [is to us] whenever we call on Him?
- Acts 17:23Now as I was going along and carefully looking at your objects of worship, I came to an altar with this inscription: ‘TO AN UNKNOWN GOD.’ Therefore what you already worship as unknown, this I proclaim to you.
- Romans 2:17But if you bear the name “Jew” and rely on the Law [for your salvation] and boast in [your special relationship to] God,
- Romans 3:1Then what is the advantage of the Jew? Or what is the benefit of circumcision?
- Psalms 98:2The Lord has made known His salvation; He has [openly] revealed His righteousness in the sight of the nations.
- Psalms 148:13Let them praise the name of the Lord, For His name alone is exalted and supreme; His glory and majesty are above earth and heaven.
- 1 Chronicles 29:10Therefore David blessed the Lord in the sight of all the assembly and said, “Blessed (praised, adored, and thanked) are You, O Lord God of Israel (Jacob) our father, forever and ever.
- 2 Chronicles 2:5The house I am going to build will be great, for our God is greater than all the gods.
- Daniel 3:29Therefore I make a decree that any people, nation, or language that speaks anything offensive against the God of Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-nego shall be cut into pieces and their houses be made a heap of rubbish, for there is no other god who is able to save in this way!”
- Daniel 4:1Nebuchadnezzar the king, to all the peoples, nations, and speakers of every language that live in all the earth: “May your peace abound!
Commentaries on Psalms 76:1
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 1In Judah is God known - The true God revealed himself to the Jews. The Israelites, after the separation of the tribes, had the same knowledge, but they greatly corrupted the Divine worship; though still God was great, even in Israel.Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 1In Judah is God known - That is, he has made himself known there in a special manner; he has evinced his watchful care over the city so as to demand a proper acknowledgment; he has manifested himself there as he has not elsewhere. It is true that God is known, or makes himself known everywhere; but it is also true that he does this in some places, and at some times, in a more marked and striking manner than he does in other places and at other times. The…Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 1The psalmist speaks of God's power. (1-6) All have to fear and to trust in him. (7-12) Verses 1-6 Happy people are those who have their land filled with the knowledge of God! happy persons that have their hearts filled with that knowledge! It is the glory and happiness of a people to have God among them by his ordinances. Wherein the enemies of the church deal proudly, it will appear that God is above them. See the power of God's rebukes. With pleasure…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 1A song: The Greek version reads for the Assyrian.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1-121-2. These well-known terms denote God's people and Church and His intimate and glorious relations to them.Read the comment
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Commentaries on Psalms 76
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Calvin’s Commentaries
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- The Treasury of David
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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