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Psalms 76:7
7You, even You, are to be feared [with the submissive wonder of reverence]; Who may stand in Your presence when once You are angry?
Psalms 76:7 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)Thou, even thou, art to be feared: and who may stand in thy sight when once thou art angry?
- New International Version (NIV)It is you alone who are to be feared. Who can stand before you when you are angry?
- English Standard Version (ESV)But you, you are to be feared! Who can stand before you when once your anger is roused?
- New King James Version (NKJV)You, Yourself, are to be feared; And who may stand in Your presence When once You are angry?
Context of Psalms 76:7
5The stouthearted have been stripped of their spoil, They have slept the sleep [of death]; And none of the warriors could use his hands. 6At Your rebuke, O God of Jacob, Both rider and horse were cast into a dead sleep [of death]. You, even You, are to be feared [with the submissive wonder of reverence]; Who may stand in Your presence when once You are angry? 8You caused judgment to be heard from heaven; The earth feared and was quiet 9When God arose to [establish] judgment, To save all the humble of the earth. Selah.
Read all of Psalms 76Psalms 76:7 word by word
אַתָּ֤ה׀ נ֥וֹרָא אַ֗תָּה וּמִֽי־יַעֲמֹ֥ד לְפָנֶ֗יךָ מֵאָ֥ז אַפֶּֽךָ׃Read the interlinear
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Cross-references for Psalms 76:7
- Psalms 89:7A God greatly feared and reverently worshiped in the council of the holy [angelic] ones, And awesome above all those who are around Him?
- Jeremiah 10:7Who would not fear You, O King of the nations? For it is appropriate and it is Your due! For among all the wise men of the nations And in all their kingdoms, There is none like You.
- Matthew 10:28Do not be afraid of those who kill the body but cannot kill the soul; but rather be afraid of Him who can destroy both soul and body in hell.
- Revelation 14:7and he said with a loud voice, “Fear God [with awe and reverence], and give Him glory [and honor and praise in worship], because the hour of His judgment has come; [with all your heart] worship Him who created the heaven and the earth, the sea and the springs of water.”
- Revelation 15:4Who will not fear [reverently] and glorify Your name, O Lord [giving You honor and praise in worship]? For You alone are holy; For all the nations shall come and worship before You, For Your righteous acts [Your just decrees and judgments] have been revealed and displayed.”
- Psalms 90:11Who understands the power of Your anger? [Who connects this brevity of life among us with Your judgment of sin?] And Your wrath, [who connects it] with the [reverent] fear that is due You?
- Nahum 1:6Who can stand before His indignation [His great wrath]? And who can stand up and endure the fierceness of His anger? His wrath is poured out like fire And the rocks are destroyed by Him.
- 1 Corinthians 10:22Do we [really] provoke the Lord to jealousy [when we eat food sacrificed to handmade “gods” at pagan feasts]? Are we [spiritually] stronger than He? [Certainly not! He knows that the idols are nothing. But we deeply offend Him.]
- Revelation 6:16and they called to the mountains and the rocks, “Fall on us and hide us from the face of Him who sits on the throne, and from the [righteous] wrath and indignation of the Lamb;
- Psalms 2:12Kiss (pay respect to) the Son, so that He does not become angry, and you perish in the way, For His wrath may soon be kindled and set aflame. How blessed [fortunate, prosperous, and favored by God] are all those who take refuge in Him!
Commentaries on Psalms 76:7
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 7Thou, even thou, art to be feared - The Hebrew is simple, but very emphatic: אתה נורא אתה attah nora attah, "Thou art terrible; thou art." The repetition of the pronoun deepens the sense. When once thou art angry? - Literally, From the time thou art angry. In the moment thy wrath is kindled, in that moment judgment is executed. How awful is this consideration! If one hundred and eighty-five thousand men were in one moment destroyed by the wrath of God…Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 7Thou, even thou, art to be feared - To be had in reverence or veneration. The repetition of the word “thou” is emphatic, as if the mind paused at the mention of God, and remained in a state of reverence, repeating the thought. The particular “reason” suggested here why God should be had in reverence, was the display of his power in overthrowing by a word the mighty hosts that had come against the holy city. And who may stand in thy sight - Who can stand…Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 7-12Verses 7-12 God's people are the meek of the earth, the quiet in the land, that suffer wrong, but do none. The righteous God seems to keep silence long, yet, sooner or later, he will make judgment to be heard. We live in an angry, provoking world; we often feel much, and are apt to fear more, from the wrath of man. What will not turn to his praise, shall not be suffered to break out. He can set bounds to the wrath of man, as he does to the raging sea…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 7feared: The Hebrew word nora’ sounds like the Hebrew word na’or, translated "resplendent," in Psalm 76:4.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 77. may ... sight--contend with Thee (De 9:4; Jos 7:12).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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