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Psalms 76:1
1God is honored in Judah; 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.
- 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.
Context of Psalms 76:1
God is honored in Judah; his name is great in Israel. 2Jerusalem is where he lives; Mount Zion is his home. 3There he has broken the fiery arrows of the enemy, the shields and swords and weapons of war. Interlude
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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, O God who declares me innocent. Free me from my troubles. Have mercy on me and hear my prayer.
- Psalms 54:1Come with great power, O God, and rescue me! Defend me with your might.
- Psalms 61:1O God, listen to my cry! Hear my prayer!
- Psalms 67:1May God be merciful and bless us. May his face smile with favor on us. Interlude
- Psalms 48:1How great is the Lord, how deserving of praise, in the city of our God, which sits on his holy mountain!
- Psalms 147:19He has revealed his words to Jacob, his decrees and regulations to Israel.
- Deuteronomy 4:7For what great nation has a god as near to them as the Lord our God is near to us whenever we call on him?
- Acts 17:23for as I was walking along I saw your many shrines. And one of your altars had this inscription on it: ‘To an Unknown God.’ This God, whom you worship without knowing, is the one I’m telling you about.
- Romans 2:17You who call yourselves Jews are relying on God’s law, and you boast about your special relationship with him.
- Romans 3:1Then what’s the advantage of being a Jew? Is there any value in the ceremony of circumcision?
- Psalms 98:2The Lord has announced his victory and has revealed his righteousness to every nation!
- Psalms 148:13Let them all praise the name of the Lord. For his name is very great; his glory towers over the earth and heaven!
- 1 Chronicles 29:10Then David praised the Lord in the presence of the whole assembly: “O Lord, the God of our ancestor Israel, may you be praised forever and ever!
- 2 Chronicles 2:5“This must be a magnificent Temple because our God is greater than all other gods.
- Daniel 3:29Therefore, I make this decree: If any people, whatever their race or nation or language, speak a word against the God of Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego, they will be torn limb from limb, and their houses will be turned into heaps of rubble. There is no other god who can rescue like this!”
- Daniel 4:1King Nebuchadnezzar sent this message to the people of every race and nation and language throughout the world: “Peace and prosperity 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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