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Psalms 76:9
9when God rose up to judge and to save all the lowly of the earth.Selah
Psalms 76:9 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)When God arose to judgment, to save all the meek of the earth. Selah.
- New International Version (NIV)when you, God, rose up to judge, to save all the afflicted of the land.
- English Standard Version (ESV)when God arose to establish judgment, to save all the humble of the earth. Selah
- New King James Version (NKJV)When God arose to judgment, To deliver all the oppressed of the earth. Selah
Context of Psalms 76:9
7And you — you are to be feared. When you are angry, who can stand before you? 8From heaven you pronounced judgment. The earth feared and grew quiet when God rose up to judge and to save all the lowly of the earth.Selah 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.
Read all of Psalms 76Psalms 76:9 word by word
בְּקוּם־לַמִּשְׁפָּ֥ט אֱלֹהִ֑ים לְהוֹשִׁ֖יעַ כָּל־עַנְוֵי־אֶ֣רֶץ סֶֽלָה׃Read the interlinear
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Cross-references for Psalms 76:9
- Psalms 9:7But the Lord sits enthroned forever; he has established his throne for judgment.
- Psalms 72:4May he vindicate the afflicted among the people, help the poor, and crush the oppressor.
- Psalms 82:2“How long will you judge unjustly and show partiality to the wicked?Selah
- Isaiah 11:4but he will judge the poor righteously and execute justice for the oppressed of the land. He will strike the land with a scepter from his mouth, and he will kill the wicked with a command from his lips.
- Jeremiah 5:28They have become fat and sleek. They have also excelled in evil matters. They have not taken up cases, such as the case of the fatherless, so they might prosper, and they have not defended the rights of the needy.
- Psalms 25:9He leads the humble in what is right and teaches them his way.
- Psalms 149:4For the Lord takes pleasure in his people; he adorns the humble with salvation.
- Zephaniah 2:3Seek the Lord, all you humble of the earth, who carry out what he commands. Seek righteousness, seek humility; perhaps you will be concealed on the day of the Lord’s anger.
- Matthew 5:5Blessed are the humble, for they will inherit the earth.
- 1 Peter 3:4but rather what is inside the heart — the imperishable quality of a gentle and quiet spirit, which is of great worth in God’s sight.
Commentaries on Psalms 76:9
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 9The meek of the earth - The humbled or oppressed people of the land. The poor Jews, now utterly helpless, and calling upon the Lord for succor.Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 9When God arose to judgment - That is, when he came to overthrow and destroy the enemies of his people, as referred to in the former part of the psalm. To save all the meek of the earth - Of the land - to wit, the land of Judea; or, to save his people when in affliction. The word “meek,” which with us usually means those who are forbearing under injuries, means here the humble, the afflicted, the crushed, the oppressed.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. 7-9The needy await their victorious God, while the wicked stand in fear of him.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 8-98-9. God's judgment on the wicked is His people's deliverance (Psa 9:12; 10:7).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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