New Living Translation
Psalms 76:12
12For he breaks the pride of princes, and the kings of the earth fear him.
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.
- New International Version (NIV)He breaks the spirit of rulers; he is feared by 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.
Context of Psalms 76:12
10Human defiance only enhances your glory, for you use it as a weapon. 11Make vows to the Lord your God, and keep them. Let everyone bring tribute to the Awesome One. For he breaks the pride of princes, and the kings of the earth fear him.
Read all of Psalms 76Psalms 76:12 word by word
יִ֭בְצֹר ר֣וּחַ נְגִידִ֑ים נ֝וֹרָ֗א לְמַלְכֵי־אָֽרֶץ׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
Cross-references for Psalms 76:12
- Psalms 2:5Then in anger he rebukes them, terrifying them with his fierce fury.
- Psalms 48:4The kings of the earth joined forces and advanced against the city.
- Psalms 68:12Enemy kings and their armies flee, while the women of Israel divide the plunder.
- Joshua 5:1When all the Amorite kings west of the Jordan and all the Canaanite kings who lived along the Mediterranean coast heard how the Lord had dried up the Jordan River so the people of Israel could cross, they lost heart and were paralyzed with fear because of them.
- 2 Chronicles 32:21And the Lord sent an angel who destroyed the Assyrian army with all its commanders and officers. So Sennacherib was forced to return home in disgrace to his own land. And when he entered the temple of his god, some of his own sons killed him there with a sword.
- Zephaniah 3:6“I have wiped out many nations, devastating their fortress walls and towers. Their streets are now deserted; their cities lie in silent ruin. There are no survivors— none at all.
- Isaiah 13:6Scream in terror, for the day of the Lord has arrived— the time for the Almighty to destroy.
- Isaiah 24:21In that day the Lord will punish the gods in the heavens and the proud rulers of the nations on earth.
- Revelation 6:15Then everyone—the kings of the earth, the rulers, the generals, the wealthy, the powerful, and every slave and free person—all hid themselves in the caves and among the rocks of the mountains.
- Revelation 19:17Then I saw an angel standing in the sun, shouting to the vultures flying high in the sky: “Come! Gather together for the great banquet God has prepared.
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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