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Psalms 76:12
12He breaks the spirit of rulers; he is feared by the kings of the earth.
Psalms 76:12 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)He shall cut off the spirit of princes: he is terrible to the kings of the earth.
- English Standard Version (ESV)who cuts off the spirit of princes, who is to be feared by the kings of the earth.
- New King James Version (NKJV)He shall cut off the spirit of princes; He is awesome to the kings of the earth.
- New Living Translation (NLT)For he breaks the pride of princes, and the kings of the earth fear him.
Context of Psalms 76:12
10Surely your wrath against mankind brings you praise, and the survivors of your wrath are restrained. 11Make vows to the Lord your God and fulfill them; let all the neighboring lands bring gifts to the One to be feared. He breaks the spirit of rulers; he is feared by the kings of the earth.
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יִ֭בְצֹר ר֣וּחַ נְגִידִ֑ים נ֝וֹרָ֗א לְמַלְכֵי־אָֽרֶץ׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
Cross-references for Psalms 76:12
- Psalms 2:5He rebukes them in his anger and terrifies them in his wrath, saying,
- Psalms 48:4When the kings joined forces, when they advanced together,
- Psalms 68:12“Kings and armies flee in haste; the women at home divide the plunder.
- Joshua 5:1Now when all the Amorite kings west of the Jordan and all the Canaanite kings along the coast heard how the Lord had dried up the Jordan before the Israelites until they had crossed over, their hearts melted in fear and they no longer had the courage to face the Israelites.
- 2 Chronicles 32:21And the Lord sent an angel, who annihilated all the fighting men and the commanders and officers in the camp of the Assyrian king. So he withdrew to his own land in disgrace. And when he went into the temple of his god, some of his sons, his own flesh and blood, cut him down with the sword.
- Zephaniah 3:6“I have destroyed nations; their strongholds are demolished. I have left their streets deserted, with no one passing through. Their cities are laid waste; they are deserted and empty.
- Isaiah 13:6Wail, for the day of the Lord is near; it will come like destruction from the Almighty.
- Isaiah 24:21In that day the Lord will punish the powers in the heavens above and the kings on the earth below.
- Revelation 6:15Then the kings of the earth, the princes, the generals, the rich, the mighty, and everyone else, both slave and free, hid in caves and among the rocks of the mountains.
- Revelation 19:17And I saw an angel standing in the sun, who cried in a loud voice to all the birds flying in midair, “Come, gather together for the great supper of God,
Commentaries on Psalms 76:12
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 12He shall cut off the spirit of princes - Even in the midst of their conquests, he can fill them with terror and dismay, or cut them off in their career of victory. He is terrible to the icings of the earth - "He is the only Ruler of princes;" to him they must account. And a terrible account most of them will have to give to the great God; especially those who, instigated by the desire of dominion, have, in the lust of conquest which it generates, laid…Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 12He shall cut off the spirit of princes - That is, He will cut down their pride; he will break them down. Luther renders it, “He shall take away the wrath of princes.” The allusion is to what he had done as celebrated in this psalm. He had shown that he could rebuke the pride and self-confidence of kings, and could bring them low at his feet. He is terrible to the kings of the earth - When they are arrayed against him. (1) they are wholly under his…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. 11-1211-12. Invite homage to such a God (2Ch 32:23), who can stop the breath of kings and princes when He wills (Da 5:23).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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