For the Chief Musician. On stringed instruments. A Psalm by Asaph. A song.
1In Judah, God1 is known.
His Name2 is great in Israel.
2His tent is also in Salem;3
His dwelling place in Al-Quds.4
3There he broke the flaming arrows of the bow,
The shield, and the sword, and the weapons of war. Selah.
4Glorious are you, and excellent,
More than mountains of game.
5Valiant men lie plundered,
They have slept their last sleep.
None of the men of war can lift their hands.
6At your rebuke, God of Yaqub,
Both chariot and horse are cast into a deep sleep.
7You, even you, are to be feared.
Who can stand in your sight when you are angry?
8You pronounced judgment from heaven.
The earth feared, and was silent,
9When God arose to judgment,
To save all the afflicted ones of the earth. Selah.
10Surely the wrath of man praises you.
The survivors of your wrath are restrained.
11Make vows to YAHWEH5 your God, and fulfill them!
Let all of his neighbours bring presents to him who is to be feared.
12He will cut off the spirit of princes.
He is feared by the kings of the earth.
- 76:1 God, in Hebrew elohim, which is related to the Arabic allah. Both words translate correctly as “God,” referring to the one true God. ↩︎
- 76:1 His Name, for that name read verse 11. ↩︎
- 76:2 Salem, that is, Jerusalem. ↩︎
- 76:2 Al-Quds, meaning “the Holy (City).” The Hebrew text reads Zion, a synonym for Jerusalem. It originally referred to Mount Zion, one of the hills of Jerusalem. ↩︎
- 76:11 YAHWEH, God’s personal Name revealed to Prophet Musa in the Taurat, Exodus 3:15: ‘God said moreover to Musa, “You shall tell Bani-Israel this, ‘YAHWEH, the God of your fathers, the God of Ibrahim, the God of Ishaq, and the God of Yaqub, has sent me to you.’ This is my Name forever, and this is how I am to be remembered to all generations.”’ ↩︎