Psalms 76:8
6 At Your rebuke, O God of Jacob, both horse and rider lie stunned.
7 You alone are to be feared. When You are angry, who can stand before You?
From heaven You pronounced judgment, and the earth feared and was still
9 when God rose up to judge, to save all the lowly of the earth. Selah
10 Even the wrath of man shall praise You; with the survivors of wrath You will clothe Yourself.
This was said to Israel at a particular time, so it is wise to read it together with the surrounding text. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
Compare
- BSB
- From heaven You pronounced judgment, and the earth feared and was still
- KJV
- Thou didst cause judgment to be heard from heaven; the earth feared, and was still,
- WEB
- You pronounced judgment from heaven. The earth feared, and was silent,
- ASV
- Thou didst cause sentence to be heard from heaven; The earth feared, and was still,
- DARBY
- Thou didst cause judgment to be heard from the heavens; the earth feared, and was still,
- BLB
- From the heavens You have sounded the judgment; the earth has feared and has been still,
- ÅB
- Fra himmelen lot du høre dom; jorden fryktet og ble stille,
- OTB
- Du lot dommen lyde fra himmelen;
Jorden skalv og ble stille, - B1930
- Fra himmelen lot du høre dom; jorden fryktet og blev stille,
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
2 Chronicles 20:29–30
And the fear of God came upon all the kingdoms of the lands when they heard that the LORD had fought against the enemies of Israel.
Read in contextHabakkuk 2:20
But the LORD is in His holy temple; let all the earth be silent before Him.
Read in contextZechariah 2:13
Be silent before the LORD, all people, for He has roused Himself from His holy dwelling.”
Read in contextJudges 5:20
From the heavens the stars fought; from their courses they fought against Sisera.
Read in contextEzekiel 38:20–23
The fish of the sea, the birds of the air, the beasts of the field, every creature that crawls upon the ground, and all mankind on the face of the earth will tremble at My presence. The mountains will be thrown down, the cliffs will collapse, and every wall will fall to the ground.
Read in contextPsalms 46:10
“Be still and know that I am God; I will be exalted among the nations, I will be exalted over the earth.”
Read in context2 Chronicles 32:20–22
In response, King Hezekiah and the prophet Isaiah son of Amoz cried out to heaven in prayer,
Read in context1 Chronicles 16:30
tremble before Him, all the earth. The world is firmly established; it cannot be moved.
Read in context