New American Standard Bible 1995
Psalms 76:10
Psalms 76:10 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)Surely the wrath of man shall praise thee: the remainder of wrath shalt thou restrain.
- New International Version (NIV)Surely your wrath against mankind brings you praise, and the survivors of your wrath are restrained.
- English Standard Version (ESV)Surely the wrath of man shall praise you; the remnant of wrath you will put on like a belt.
- New King James Version (NKJV)Surely the wrath of man shall praise You; With the remainder of wrath You shall gird Yourself.
Context of Psalms 76:10
8You caused judgment to be heard from heaven; The earth feared and was still 9When God arose to judgment, To save all the humble of the earth. Selah. For the wrath of man shall praise You; With a remnant of wrath You will gird Yourself. 11Make vows to the Lord your God and fulfill them; Let all who are around Him bring gifts to Him who is to be feared. 12He will cut off the spirit of princes; He is feared by the kings of the earth.
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כִּֽי־חֲמַ֣ת אָדָ֣ם תּוֹדֶ֑ךָּ שְׁאֵרִ֖ית חֵמֹ֣ת תַּחְגֹּֽר׃Read the interlinear
Cross-references for Psalms 76:10
- Genesis 37:18When they saw him from a distance and before he came close to them, they plotted against him to put him to death.
- Genesis 50:20As for you, you meant evil against me, but God meant it for good in order to bring about this present result, to preserve many people alive.
- Exodus 9:16But, indeed, for this reason I have allowed you to remain, in order to show you My power and in order to proclaim My name through all the earth.
- Exodus 15:9The enemy said, ‘I will pursue, I will overtake, I will divide the spoil; My desire shall be gratified against them; I will draw out my sword, my hand will destroy them.’
- Exodus 18:11Now I know that the Lord is greater than all the gods; indeed, it was proven when they dealt proudly against the people.”
- Daniel 3:19Then Nebuchadnezzar was filled with wrath, and his facial expression was altered toward Shadrach, Meshach and Abed-nego. He answered by giving orders to heat the furnace seven times more than it was usually heated.
- Acts 4:26The kings of the earth took their stand, And the rulers were gathered together Against the Lord and against His Christ.’
- Revelation 11:18And the nations were enraged, and Your wrath came, and the time came for the dead to be judged, and the time to reward Your bond-servants the prophets and the saints and those who fear Your name, the small and the great, and to destroy those who destroy the earth.”
- Psalms 46:6The nations made an uproar, the kingdoms tottered; He raised His voice, the earth melted.
- Psalms 65:7Who stills the roaring of the seas, The roaring of their waves, And the tumult of the peoples.
- Psalms 104:9You set a boundary that they may not pass over, So that they will not return to cover the earth.
- Matthew 2:13Now when they had gone, behold, an angel of the Lord appeared to Joseph in a dream and said, “Get up! Take the Child and His mother and flee to Egypt, and remain there until I tell you; for Herod is going to search for the Child to destroy Him.”
- Matthew 24:22Unless those days had been cut short, no life would have been saved; but for the sake of the elect those days will be cut short.
- Acts 12:3When he saw that it pleased the Jews, he proceeded to arrest Peter also. Now it was during the days of Unleavened Bread.
Commentaries on Psalms 76:10
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 10Surely the wrath of man shall praise thee - The rage of Sennacherib shall only serve to manifest thy glory. The stronger he is, and the more he threatens, and the weaker thy people, the more shall thy majesty and mercy appear in his destruction and their support. The remainder of wrath shalt thou restrain - The Hebrew gives rather a different sense: "Thou shalt gird thyself with the remainder of wrath." Even after thou hast sent this signal destruction…Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 10Surely the wrath of man shall praise thee - It shall be the occasion of praise; or, honor shall accrue to thee from it, “as if” it were employed in thy praise, and “as if” it were voluntarily engaged in promoting thy glory. The deliverance of the people by the direct interposition of God in the case referred to in the psalm, the sudden and entire overthrow of the invading forces by his power, led to this reflection. The overruling power of God was…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. 1010. Man's wrath praises God by its futility before His power. restrain--or, "gird"; that is, Thyself, as with a sword, with which to destroy, or as an ornament to Thy praise.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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