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PSALM LXXVI
_The true God known in Judah, Israel, Salem, and Zion_, 1, 2.
_A description of his defeat of the enemies of his people_, 3-6.
_How God us to be worshipped_, 7-9.
_He should be conside...
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IN 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...
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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...
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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....
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TITLE.. PSALM. Hebrew. _mizmor._ App-65.
SONG. Hebrew. _shir._ App-65.
OF ASAPH. by Asaph. The fifth of the twelve Asaph Psalms.
App-63.Psalms 76:1; Psalms 76:5; Psalms 76:8, and...
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_known_ Lit., _one who has made Himself known_. By this recent
deliverance He has once more "made Himself known in her palaces as a
sure refuge" (Psalms 48:3; cp. Psalms 9:16; Isaiah 33:13).
_his name...
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God has once more shewn His might in Zion by shattering the power of
her assailants....
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_A declaration of God's majesty in the church. An exhortation to serve
him reverently._
To the chief musician on Neginoth, A Psalm _or_ Song of Asaph.
_Title._ ידותון על למנצח _lamnatseach al ieduthu...
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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...
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In Judah is God known: his name is great in Israel. Psalms 76:1.-At
Zion, God's dwelling, He brake the world-power's weapons (Psalms
76:1); He is mightier than the mountain-like plundering nations,
b...
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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;...
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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
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JUDAH... ISRAEL. — A comparison with Psalms 114:1, leads to the
conclusion that these names are introduced here in this order, simply
for the rhythm. (Comp. “Salem” and “Sion” in the next verse,
and n...
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לַ † מְנַצֵּ֥חַ בִּ נְגִינֹ֑ת
מִזְמֹ֖ור לְ...
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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...
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“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...
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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...
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"To the chief Musician on Neginoth, A Psalm [or] Song of Asaph." In
Judah [is] God (a) known: his name [is] great in Israel.
(a) He declares that God's power is evidently seen in preserving his
peopl...
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_Idithun. Hebrew, "upon Idithun," was not formerly in the text. (St.
Jerome) --- It may be the name of an instrument, (Bellarmine) or tune,
(Muis) or this master of music and Asaph might sing alternat...
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CONTENTS
This is a thanksgiving hymn. It was probably composed upon the
occasion of some remarkable victory that the Lord manifested to the
church over her enemies. Some have gone so far as to determi...
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The prophet, in the name of the church, is here triumphing in the
consciousness of the divine presence. Well indeed might Israel say, He
hath not dealt so by any nation; Psalms 147:20. Distinguishing...
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1._God is known in Judah. _In the outset, we are taught that it was
not by human means that the enemies of Israel were compelled to retire
without accomplishing any thing, but by the ever-to-be-rememb...
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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...
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IN JUDAH IS GOD KNOWN,.... God is to be known, and is made known, by
his works of creation, and by his providences, and particularly by his
judgments in the whole world, even among the Gentiles; and h...
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Psalms 76:1 «To the chief Musician on Neginoth, A Psalm [or] Song of
Asaph. » In Judah [is] God known: his name [is] great in Israel.
_A Psalm or Song of Asaph_] Or, for Asaph; either made prophetica...
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_In Judah is God known_ God's people do not worship an unknown God, as
the Athenians did, Acts 17:23, but one who hath made himself known,
not only by his word and ordinances, but also by the glorious...
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GOD THE PROTECTOR OF HIS CHURCH.
To the chief musician on Neginoth, to be sung in public worship to the
accompaniment of stringed instruments, a psalm or song of Asaph,
another hymn commemorating God...
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In Judah, where the central Sanctuary of Jehovah had been established,
IS GOD KNOWN, having revealed Himself to His people; HIS NAME IS GREAT
IN ISRAEL, having been magnified by the proclamation of Hi...
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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...
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PSALM 76 Or, _for Asaph_. Either it was composed by the prophet Asaph;
or composed by David, or some other holy prophet of God, and committed
to Asaph, or to his posterity; it being usual to put the p...
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Psalms 76:1 Musician H5329 (H8764) instruments H5058 Psalm H4210 Asaph
H623 Song H7892 Judah H3063 God H430 known...
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NEGINOTH
Neginoth, stringed instruments....
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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...
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_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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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1 Chronicles 29:10; 2 Chronicles 2:5; 2 Chronicles 2:6; Acts 17:23;...