God’s Word Translation
Psalms 76:4
4You are the radiant one. You are more majestic than the ancient mountains.
Psalms 76:4 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)Thou art more glorious and excellent than the mountains of prey.
- New International Version (NIV)You are radiant with light, more majestic than mountains rich with game.
- English Standard Version (ESV)Glorious are you, more majestic than the mountains full of prey.
- New King James Version (NKJV)You are more glorious and excellent Than the mountains of prey.
Context of Psalms 76:4
2His tent is in Salem. His home is in Zion. 3There he destroyed flaming arrows, shields, swords, and weapons of war. Selah You are the radiant one. You are more majestic than the ancient mountains. 5Brave people were robbed. They died. None of the warriors were able to lift a hand. 6At your stern warning, O God of Jacob, chariot riders and horses were put to sleep.
Read all of Psalms 76Psalms 76:4 word by word
נָ֭אוֹר אַתָּ֥ה אַדִּ֗יר מֵֽהַרְרֵי־טָֽרֶף׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
Cross-references for Psalms 76:4
- Jeremiah 4:7A lion has come out of its lair. A destroyer of nations has set out. He has left his place to destroy your land. Your cities will be ruined, and no one will live in them.
- Ezekiel 19:1Sing a funeral song for the princes of Israel.
- Ezekiel 38:12I will come to rob them and loot them. I will use my power against the ruins that people are living in again. I will use it against the people who were gathered from the nations. These people have cattle and property, and they live in the world.”
- Daniel 7:4The first animal was like a lion, but it had wings like an eagle. I watched until its wings were plucked off and it was lifted off the ground. It was made to stand on two feet like a human and was given a human mind.
Commentaries on Psalms 76:4
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 4Than the mountains of prey - This is an address to Mount Zion. Thou art more illustrious and excellent than all the mountains of prey, i.e., where wild beasts wander, and prey on those that are more helpless than themselves. Zion was the place where God dwelt; the other mountains were the abode of wild beasts.Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 4Thou art more glorious and excellent - The word rendered glorious - נאור na'ôr - is from the verb which means “to shine,” to give light, and the word would properly refer to a luminous or “shining” object - as the sun, the source of light. Hence, it means “shining,” splendid, glorious; and it is thus applied to the Divine Being with reference to his perfections, being like light. Compare 1 John 1:5. The word rendered “excellent,” means exalted, noble…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 4The victorious king’s splendor, glory, and majesty are greater than anything in the created order (Psalm 8:1; 29:4; 111:3).Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 44. Thou--God. mountains of prey--great victorious nations, as Assyria (Is 41:15; Eze 38:11, 12; Zec 4:7).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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