Psalms 76:12

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

10For the fury of man shall praise thee; the remainder of fury wilt thou gird on thyself. 11Vow and pay unto Jehovah your God: let all that are round about him bring presents unto him that is to be feared. He cutteth off the spirit of princes; [he] is terrible to the kings of the earth.

Psalms 76:12 word by word

יִ֭בְצֹר ר֣וּחַ נְגִידִ֑ים נ֝וֹרָ֗א לְמַלְכֵי־אָֽרֶץ׃Read the interlinear

Cross-references for Psalms 76:12

• Psalms 2:5Then will he speak to them in his anger, and in his fierce displeasure will he terrify them:
• Psalms 48:4For behold, the kings assembled themselves, they passed by together;
• Psalms 68:12Kings of armies flee; they flee, and she that tarrieth at home divideth the spoil.
• Joshua 5:1And it came to pass when all the kings of the Amorites, who were beyond the Jordan westward, and all the kings of the Canaanites, who were by the sea, heard that Jehovah had dried up the waters of the Jordan from before the children of Israel, until they had passed over, that their heart melted, and there was no spirit in them any more, because of the children of Israel.
• 2 Chronicles 32:21And Jehovah sent an angel, who cut off all the mighty men of valour, and the princes and the captains in the camp of the king of Assyria. And he returned with shame of face to his own land. And when he was come into the house of his god, they that came forth of his own bowels made him fall there with the sword.
• Zephaniah 3:6I have cut off nations: their battlements are desolate; I made their streets waste, that none passeth by; their cities are destroyed, so that there is no man, so that there is no inhabitant.
• Isaiah 13:6Howl, for the day of Jehovah is at hand; it cometh as destruction from the Almighty.
• Isaiah 24:21And it shall come to pass in that day, [that] Jehovah will punish the host of the high ones on high, and the kings of the earth upon the earth.
• Revelation 6:15And the kings of the earth, and the great, and the chiliarchs, and the rich, and the strong, and every bondman and freeman, hid themselves in the caves and in the rocks of the mountains;
• Revelation 19:17And I saw an angel standing in the sun; and he cried with a loud voice, saying to all the birds that fly in mid-heaven, Come, gather yourselves to 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