Psalms 76:12
10 Surely the wrath of man shall praise thee: the remainder of wrath shalt thou restrain.
11 Vow, and pay unto the LORD your God: let all that be round about him bring presents unto him that ought to be feared.
He shall cut off the spirit of princes: he is terrible to the kings of the earth.
Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
Compare
- BSB
- He breaks the spirits of princes; He is feared by the kings of the earth.
- KJV
- He shall cut off the spirit of princes: he is terrible to the kings of the earth.
- WEB
- He will cut off the spirit of princes. He is feared by the kings of the earth.
- ASV
- He will cut off the spirit of princes: He is terrible to the kings of the earth. Psalm 77 For the Chief Musician; after the manner of Jeduthan. A Psalm of Asaph.
- DARBY
- He cutteth off the spirit of princes; [he] is terrible to the kings of the earth.
- BLB
- He takes away the spirit of princes; He is feared by the kings of the earth.
- ÅB
- Han kuer fyrstenes stolte ånd, forferdelig for kongene på jorden.
[^1]: d.e. de rovgjerrige verdensriker. - OTB
- Han vil ydmyke fyrstenes ånd;
Han er fryktet av jordens konger. - B1930
- Han kuer fyrstenes stolte ånd, forferdelig for kongene på jorden.
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Zephaniah 3:6
I have cut off the nations: their towers are desolate; I made their streets waste, that none passeth by: their cities are destroyed, so that there is no man, that there is none inhabitant.
Read in contextIsaiah 13:6–8
Howl ye; for the day of the LORD is at hand; it shall come as a destruction from the Almighty.
Read in contextPsalms 68:12
Kings of armies did flee apace: and she that tarried at home divided the spoil.
Read in contextIsaiah 24:21
And it shall come to pass in that day, that the LORD shall punish the host of the high ones that are on high, and the kings of the earth upon the earth.
Read in contextPsalms 2:5
Then shall he speak unto them in his wrath, and vex them in his sore displeasure.
Read in context2 Chronicles 32:21
And the LORD sent an angel, which cut off all the mighty men of valour, and the leaders and captains in the camp of the king of Assyria. So he returned with shame of face to his own land. And when he was come into the house of his god, they that came forth of his own bowels slew him there with the sword.
Read in contextRevelation 6:15
And the kings of the earth, and the great men, and the rich men, and the chief captains, and the mighty men, and every bondman, and every free man, hid themselves in the dens and in the rocks of the mountains;
Read in contextPsalms 2:10
Be wise now therefore, O ye kings: be instructed, ye judges of the earth.
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