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Psalms 76:12

He shall cut off the spirit of princes, taking away their snorting, putting an end to their arrogance; He is terrible to the kings of the earth, feared, if not revered, by them all, for those who will not accept Him as their Redeemer must acknowledge Him the almighty Ruler of the universe. The enemies are judged; the Church is delivered, and the glory of God stands revealed before all man.

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See also Psalms 76:12 in other biblical comments:

  • Adam Clarke Bible Commentary

    Verse Psalms 76:12. _HE 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 _TERRIB...

  • Albert Barnes' Bible Commentary

    HE 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 do...

  • Annotated Bible by A.C. Gaebelein

    Psalms 76 Divine Government Established and Maintained _ 1. The Prince of Peace reigns (Psalms 76:1)_ 2. The day of wrath and what it brought (Psalms 76:7) We behold the Lord now in Judah, the Lio...

  • Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

    LXXVI. THE MAJESTY OF GOD IN ZION: HOMAGE OF THE NATIONS. Psalms 76:2. Salem: a poetical name for Jerusalem (Genesis 14:18 *). Psalms 76:3. lightnings of the bow (_mg.), i.e._ arrows....

  • Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

    SPIRIT. Hebrew. _ruach_. App-9....

  • Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges

    The lessons of judgement....

  • Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges

    _He shall cut off_ Cp. the simile in Isaiah 18:4-5, describing how Jehovah will destroy the plans of the Assyrians just as they are coming to maturity: and Revelation 14:18-19. _the spirit of princes_...

  • Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

    HE SHALL CUT OFF, &C.— _Him that cutteth off,_ or _bringeth down,_ &c. The _spirit_ signifies the pride and elation of the mind; such as was that of the king of Assyria, before he was forced to return...

  • College Press Bible Study Textbook Series

    PSALMS 76 DESCRIPTIVE TITLE A Song of Triumph over a Divinely-smitten Foe. ANALYSIS Stanza I., Psalms 76:1-3, By reason of a Recent Interposition in behalf of Jerusalem, God has Anew Made Himself K...

  • Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

    Vow, and pay unto the LORD your God: let all that be round about him bring presents unto him that ought to be feared. -God's people should pay their vows to Him; the surrounding pagan should bring...

  • Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

    Like the previous Ps. this is a song of national deliverance, which may have been called forth, as the title in LXX suggests, by the overthrow of Sennacherib's army (2 Kings 19:35; 2 Chronicles 32:21;...

  • EasyEnglish Bible Commentaries

    Psalms 73:89 _GORDON CHURCHYARD_ SING A SONG OF ZION OR THE *LION’S *DEN PSALMS 76 They got up and took Jesus out of the city. They led him to the side of a hill, where men had

  • Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

    HE SHALL CUT OFF... — Literally, _lop off,_ as a vinedresser prunes a vine. For the image see Joel 3:13; Isaiah 18:5; Revelation 14:17 _seq._ SPIRIT — _i.e._, the life....

  • ETCBC data on Hebrew bible

    _[Psalms 76:13]_ יִ֭בְצֹר ר֣וּחַ נְגִידִ֑ים נֹ֝ורָ֗א לְ...

  • Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

    Psalms 76:1 IN contents and tone this psalm is connected with Psalms 46:1; Psalms 48:1. No known event corresponds so closely with its allusions as the destruction of Sennacherib's army, to which the...

  • Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

    “THE WRATH OF MAN SHALL PRAISE THEE” Psalms 76:1 In Psalms 76:2, _tabernacle_ may be rendered “covert,” and _dwelling-place_, “lair.” God is compared to the lion, that dreaded monarch of beasts, who...

  • G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

    The singer celebrates a great victory, recognizing it as the work of God. The song has three movements. In the first, God is seen as the defense of the people (verses Psa 76:1-3). In the second, His v...

  • Geneva Study Bible Commentary

    He shall (i) cut off the spirit of princes: [he is] terrible to the kings of the earth. (i) The Hebrew word signifies "to vintage or gather grapes" meaning that he will make the counsels and enterpri...

  • George Haydock's Catholic Bible Commentary

    _Beginning. In favour of Israel, or rather of all the just from Abel. (Haydock)_...

  • Hawker's Poor man's commentary

    These are the natural and just conclusions of what was said before. If God be so great, and so gracious, oh! seek his favor and his love! Kiss the Son, lest he be angry, and so ye perish from the righ...

  • Hawker's Poor man's commentary

    REFLECTIONS MY soul, thou hast been looking at the happy state of Israel, when living under the divine presence, and beheld the blessedness of having the Lord Jehovah in the midst of his Zion, to comf...

  • John Calvin's Bible Commentary

    12._He will cut off _(285) _the spirit of princes. _As the Hebrew word בצר, _batsar, _occasionally signifies _to strengthen, _some think it should be so translated in this passage. But as in the two c...

  • John Darby's Synopsis

    Psalms 76 is extremely simple in its application to the judgment of the kings, who come up against Jerusalem in their pride, and find, unlooked for, the Lord Himself there (compare Micah 4:11-13 and Z...

  • John Gill's Exposition of the Whole Bible

    HE SHALL CUT OFF THE SPIRIT OF PRINCES,.... The pride of their spirits, as the Targum, humble their proud spirits, and bring them down; or dispirit them, take away their courage from them, upon which...

  • John Trapp Complete Commentary

    He shall cut off the spirit of princes: [he is] terrible to the kings of the earth. Ver. 12. _He shall cut off the spirit of princes_] _Vindemiabit,_ he shall slip them off as one would do a bunch of...

  • Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

    _He shall cut off_ Dr. Waterland reads, _bring down_, and Dr. Horne, _restrain, the spirit of princes_ Their _pride_ and _elation_ of mind, such as was that of the king of Assyria, before he was force...

  • Matthew Henry Commentary on the Whole Bible

    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 hea...

  • Matthew Poole's Concise Commentary On The Bible

    CUT OFF; as men do their grapes in time of vintage, as the Hebrew verb implies, to wit, suddenly, violently, and irresistibly. This is all which they shall get by opposing him, and therefore it is the...

  • Patchworkid's Personal Study Bible Notes

    Psalms 76:12 off H1219 (H8799) spirit H7307 princes H5057 awesome H3372 (H8737) kings H4428 earth H776...

  • Summarized Bible Commentary

    CONTENTS: The glory of God's power celebrated. CHARACTERS: God, Asaph. CONCLUSION: The hardships which God's people suffer by the wrath of their enemies will be made to redound to the glory of God w...

  • Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

    This is a martial ode, sung, according to the LXX, after the defeat of the Assyrian army. The Latin bible follows the LXX. The words of the psalm concerning the sleeping of the enemy, and the fall of...

  • The Biblical Illustrator

    _In Judah is God known: His name is great in Israel._ GLORIOUS ASPECTS OF THE DIVINE CHARACTER I. As the glorious resident in the midst of His people (Psalms 76:1). God is everywhere; but is in an e...

  • The ESV Global Study Bible's Study Notes

    PSALM PSALM—NOTE ON PSALMS 76:1. This hymn celebrates Zion as the place God has chosen to dwell, and the capital of the people he has chosen to bless and protect. It is a companion to...

  • The ESV Global Study Bible's Study Notes

    PSALM—NOTE ON PSALMS 76:10 THE WRATH OF MAN SHALL PRAISE YOU, that is, the way that God defeats their schemes leads people to acknowledge God’s rule. THE REMNANT OF WRATH YOU WILL PUT ON LIKE A BELT....

  • The Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

    INTRODUCTION _Superscription_.—“_To the chief Musician on Neginoth_.” See Introduction to Psalms 54. _A Psalm—a Song of Asaph_. (See notes on the authorship of Psalms 74) The superscription may be th...

  • The Pulpit Commentaries

    EXPOSITION THE present psalm consists of three stanzas—the first of three verses, terminated by the pause mark, "Selah;" the second of six verses, ended similarly, and the third (like the first) of th...

  • Through The Bible C2000 Serie by Chuck Smith

    In Judah is God known: his name is great in Israel (Psalms 76:1). Judah, of course, was the southern kingdom. Israel was the northern kingdom. In Salem also is his tabernacle [that would be Jerusalem...

  • Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

    2 Chronicles 32:21; Isaiah 13:6; Isaiah 24:21; Joshua 5:1; Psalms 2:10

  • Wesley's Explanatory Notes

    Cut off — As men do their grapes in time of vintage; so the Hebrew verb implies. The spirit — Their breath and life, as he did in the Assyrian army....

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