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Psalms 76:8
8From heaven you said how you would judge people. Everybody on earth became afraid. They could not say anything!
Psalms 76:8 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)Thou didst cause judgment to be heard from heaven; the earth feared, and was still,
- New International Version (NIV)From heaven you pronounced judgment, and the land feared and was quiet—
- English Standard Version (ESV)From the heavens you uttered judgment; the earth feared and was still,
- New King James Version (NKJV)You caused judgment to be heard from heaven; The earth feared and was still,
Context of Psalms 76:8
6God of Jacob, when your enemies heard your battle cry, both the horses and their riders fell down dead. 7Yes, everyone is afraid of you, our God! When you are angry, nobody can stand against you. From heaven you said how you would judge people. Everybody on earth became afraid. They could not say anything! 9This happened when you came to punish wicked people. You came to rescue the weak and poor people in the land. Selah. 10Everybody will praise you, even those who are angry against you. You will show them how angry you really are.
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מִ֭שָּׁמַיִם הִשְׁמַ֣עְתָּ דִּ֑ין אֶ֖רֶץ יָֽרְאָ֣ה וְשָׁקָֽטָה׃Read the interlinear
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Cross-references for Psalms 76:8
- Exodus 19:10Then the Lord said to Moses, ‘Go to the people. Make them ready to meet with me. Today and tomorrow they must wash their clothes.
- Judges 5:20Even the stars fought against Sisera! They travelled across the sky to attack him.
- 2 Chronicles 32:20King Hezekiah and Amoz's son, Isaiah the prophet, prayed to God in heaven. They asked him to help.
- Ezekiel 38:20Everything that lives will shake with fear when they see what I am doing. The fish in the sea, the birds in the sky, the wild animals, the small animals that move along the ground and all the people on earth will be very afraid. I will make the mountains and hills break into pieces. All the walls in the cities will fall down.
- Psalms 46:10He says, ‘Be still and quiet! Understand that I am God. I rule as king over the nations. All the world will say that I am great.’
- 2 Chronicles 20:29People in all the kingdoms around Judah heard that the Lord had fought against Israel's enemies. So they became afraid of God's power.
- Habakkuk 2:20But the Lord rules from his holy temple. Everybody on the earth should be quiet in front of him.’
- Zechariah 2:13Be quiet, all people, because the Lord has left his home in heaven to come among you.’
Commentaries on Psalms 76:8
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 8Thou didst cause judgment to be heard - When God declared by his prophet that the enemy should not prevail, but on the contrary be destroyed, the earth the land, and by metonymy the inhabitants of the land, were struck with astonishment and terror, so as not to be able to move. The great boaster Sennacherib, who carried terror, dismay and desolation every where, was now struck with dumb amazement; and the angel of the Almighty, in a moment, stopped the…Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 8Thou didst cause judgment to be heard from heavens - It seemed to come from heaven; it was manifestly from thee. The overthrow of these enemies of thy people was a manifest judgment from thee, and should be so regarded. The earth feared - The world itself seemed to hear the voice of God, and to stand in awe. And was still - It seemed to be profoundly attentive to what God said, and as if it reverently listened to his voice. It is not uncommon in the…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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