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Psalms 76:1
1God is renowned in Judah; in Israel his name is great.
Psalms 76:1 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)In Judah is God known: his name is great in Israel.
- English Standard Version (ESV)In Judah God is known; his name is great in Israel.
- 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
God is renowned in Judah; in Israel his name is great. 2His tent is in Salem, his dwelling place in Zion. 3There he broke the flashing arrows, the shields and the swords, the weapons of war.
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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 to you, my righteous God. Give me relief from my distress; have mercy on me and hear my prayer.
- Psalms 54:1Save me, O God, by your name; 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 shine on us—
- Psalms 48:1Great is the Lord, and most worthy of praise, in the city of our God, his holy mountain.
- Psalms 147:19He has revealed his word to Jacob, his laws and decrees to Israel.
- Deuteronomy 4:7What other nation is so great as to have their gods near them the way the Lord our God is near us whenever we pray to him?
- Acts 17:23For as I walked around and looked carefully at your objects of worship, I even found an altar with this inscription: to an unknown god. So you are ignorant of the very thing you worship—and this is what I am going to proclaim to you.
- Romans 2:17Now you, if you call yourself a Jew; if you rely on the law and boast in God;
- Romans 3:1What advantage, then, is there in being a Jew, or what value is there in circumcision?
- Psalms 98:2The Lord has made his salvation known and revealed his righteousness to the nations.
- Psalms 148:13Let them praise the name of the Lord, for his name alone is exalted; his splendor is above the earth and the heavens.
- 1 Chronicles 29:10David praised the Lord in the presence of the whole assembly, saying, “Praise be to you, Lord, the God of our father Israel, from everlasting to everlasting.
- 2 Chronicles 2:5“The temple I am going to build will be great, because our God is greater than all other gods.
- Daniel 3:29Therefore I decree that the people of any nation or language who say anything against the God of Shadrach, Meshach and Abednego be cut into pieces and their houses be turned into piles of rubble, for no other god can save in this way.”
- Daniel 4:1King Nebuchadnezzar, To the nations and peoples of every language, who live in all the earth: May you prosper greatly!
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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