English Standard Version
Psalms 76:1
1In Judah God is known; his name is great in Israel.
Psalms 76:1 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)In Judah is God known: his name is great in Israel.
- New International Version (NIV)God is renowned in Judah; in Israel his name is great.
- New King James Version (NKJV)In Judah God is known; His name is great in Israel.
- New Living Translation (NLT)God is honored in Judah; his name is great in Israel.
Context of Psalms 76:1
In Judah God is known; his name is great in Israel. 2His abode has been established in Salem, his dwelling place in Zion. 3There he broke the flashing arrows, the shield, the sword, and the weapons of war. Selah
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נוֹדָ֣ע בִּֽיהוּדָ֣ה אֱלֹהִ֑ים בְּ֝יִשְׂרָאֵ֗ל גָּד֥וֹל שְׁמֽוֹ׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
Cross-references for Psalms 76:1
- Psalms 4:1Answer me when I call, O God of my righteousness! You have given me relief when I was in distress. Be gracious to me and hear my prayer!
- Psalms 54:1O God, save me by your name, and vindicate me by your might.
- Psalms 61:1Hear my cry, O God, listen to my prayer;
- Psalms 67:1May God be gracious to us and bless us and make his face to shine upon us, Selah
- Psalms 48:1Great is the Lord and greatly to be praised in the city of our God! His holy mountain,
- Psalms 147:19He declares his word to Jacob, his statutes and rules to Israel.
- Deuteronomy 4:7For what great nation is there that has a god so near to it as the Lord our God is to us, whenever we call upon him?
- Acts 17:23For as I passed along and observed the objects of your worship, I found also an altar with this inscription: 'To the unknown god.' What therefore you worship as unknown, this I proclaim to you.
- Romans 2:17But if you call yourself a Jew and rely on the law and boast in God
- Romans 3:1Then what advantage has the Jew? Or what is the value of circumcision?
- Psalms 98:2The Lord has made known his salvation; he has revealed his righteousness in the sight of the nations.
- Psalms 148:13Let them praise the name of the Lord, for his name alone is exalted; his majesty is above earth and heaven.
- 1 Chronicles 29:10Therefore David blessed the Lord in the presence of all the assembly. And David said: "Blessed are you, O Lord, the God of Israel our father, forever and ever.
- 2 Chronicles 2:5The house that I am to build will be great, for our God is greater than all gods.
- Daniel 3:29Therefore I make a decree: Any people, nation, or language that speaks anything against the God of Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego shall be torn limb from limb, and their houses laid in ruins, for there is no other god who is able to rescue in this way."
- Daniel 4:1King Nebuchadnezzar to all peoples, nations, and languages, that dwell in all the earth: Peace be multiplied to you!
Commentaries on Psalms 76:1
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 1In Judah is God known - The true God revealed himself to the Jews. The Israelites, after the separation of the tribes, had the same knowledge, but they greatly corrupted the Divine worship; though still God was great, even in Israel.Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 1In Judah is God known - That is, he has made himself known there in a special manner; he has evinced his watchful care over the city so as to demand a proper acknowledgment; he has manifested himself there as he has not elsewhere. It is true that God is known, or makes himself known everywhere; but it is also true that he does this in some places, and at some times, in a more marked and striking manner than he does in other places and at other times. The…Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 1The psalmist speaks of God's power. (1-6) All have to fear and to trust in him. (7-12) Verses 1-6 Happy people are those who have their land filled with the knowledge of God! happy persons that have their hearts filled with that knowledge! It is the glory and happiness of a people to have God among them by his ordinances. Wherein the enemies of the church deal proudly, it will appear that God is above them. See the power of God's rebukes. With pleasure…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 1A song: The Greek version reads for the Assyrian.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1-121-2. These well-known terms denote God's people and Church and His intimate and glorious relations to them.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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