Christian Standard Bible
Psalms 76:12
12He humbles the spirit of leaders; he is feared by the kings of the earth.
Psalms 76:12 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)He shall cut off the spirit of princes: he is terrible to the kings of the earth.
- New International Version (NIV)He breaks the spirit of rulers; he is feared by the kings of the earth.
- English Standard Version (ESV)who cuts off the spirit of princes, who is to be feared by the kings of the earth.
- New King James Version (NKJV)He shall cut off the spirit of princes; He is awesome to the kings of the earth.
Context of Psalms 76:12
10Even human wrath will praise you; you will clothe yourself with the wrath that remains. 11Make and keep your vows to the Lord your God; let all who are around him bring tribute to the awe-inspiring one. He humbles the spirit of leaders; he is feared by the kings of the earth.
Read all of Psalms 76Psalms 76:12 word by word
יִ֭בְצֹר ר֣וּחַ נְגִידִ֑ים נ֝וֹרָ֗א לְמַלְכֵי־אָֽרֶץ׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
Cross-references for Psalms 76:12
- Psalms 2:5Then he speaks to them in his anger and terrifies them in his wrath:
- Psalms 48:4Look! The kings assembled; they advanced together.
- Psalms 68:12“The kings of the armies flee — they flee!” She who stays at home divides the spoil.
- Joshua 5:1When all the Amorite kings across the Jordan to the west and all the Canaanite kings near the sea heard how the Lord had dried up the water of the Jordan before the Israelites until they had crossed over, they lost heart and their courage failed because of the Israelites.
- 2 Chronicles 32:21and the Lord sent an angel who annihilated every valiant warrior, leader, and commander in the camp of the king of Assyria. So the king of Assyria returned in disgrace to his land. He went to the temple of his god, and there some of his own children struck him down with the sword.
- Zephaniah 3:6I have cut off nations; their corner towers are destroyed. I have laid waste their streets, with no one to pass through. Their cities lie devastated, without a person, without an inhabitant.
- Isaiah 13:6Wail! For the day of the Lord is near. It will come as destruction from the Almighty.
- Isaiah 24:21On that day the Lord will punish the army of the heights in the heights and the kings of the ground on the ground.
- Revelation 6:15Then the kings of the earth, the nobles, the generals, the rich, the powerful, and every slave and free person hid in the caves and among the rocks of the mountains.
- Revelation 19:17Then I saw an angel standing in the sun, and he called out in a loud voice, saying to all the birds flying high overhead, “Come, gather together for the great supper of God,
Commentaries on Psalms 76:12
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 12He shall cut off the spirit of princes - Even in the midst of their conquests, he can fill them with terror and dismay, or cut them off in their career of victory. He is terrible to the icings of the earth - "He is the only Ruler of princes;" to him they must account. And a terrible account most of them will have to give to the great God; especially those who, instigated by the desire of dominion, have, in the lust of conquest which it generates, laid…Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 12He shall cut off the spirit of princes - That is, He will cut down their pride; he will break them down. Luther renders it, “He shall take away the wrath of princes.” The allusion is to what he had done as celebrated in this psalm. He had shown that he could rebuke the pride and self-confidence of kings, and could bring them low at his feet. He is terrible to the kings of the earth - When they are arrayed against him. (1) they are wholly under his…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. 1-12This psalm appears to celebrate a victory. The victory might have been recent, such as over the Assyrians (see note on 76:1; see also Isaiah 37). Or, it might be remembering God's great acts of rescue in the past.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 11-1211-12. Invite homage to such a God (2Ch 32:23), who can stop the breath of kings and princes when He wills (Da 5:23).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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