Psalm 76 Commentary
The Fear Of The LORD
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KEY THOUGHT: You, Yourself, are to be feared;
And who may stand in Your presence
When once You are angry? [Psalm 76:7 NKJV]
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Psalm 76 NKJV
The Majesty of God in Judgment
To the Chief Musician. On [a]stringed instruments. A Psalm of Asaph. A Song.
76 In Judah God is known;
His name is great in Israel.
2 In [b]Salem also is His tabernacle,
And His dwelling place in Zion.
3 There He broke the arrows of the bow,
The shield and sword of battle. Selah
4 You are more glorious and excellent
Than the mountains of prey.
5 The stouthearted were plundered;
They [c]have sunk into their sleep;
And none of the mighty men have found the use of their hands.
6 At Your rebuke, O God of Jacob,
Both the chariot and horse were cast into a dead sleep.
7 You, Yourself, are to be feared;
And who may stand in Your presence
When once You are angry?
8 You caused judgment to be heard from heaven;
The earth feared and was still,
9 When God arose to judgment,
To deliver all the oppressed of the earth. Selah
10 Surely the wrath of man shall praise You;
With the remainder of wrath You shall gird Yourself.
11 Make vows to the Lord your God, and pay them;
Let all who are around Him bring presents to Him who ought to be feared.
12 He shall cut off the spirit of princes;
He is awesome to the kings of the earth.
Footnotes
a. Psalm 76:1 Heb. neginoth
b. Psalm 76:2 Jerusalem
c. Psalm 76:5 Lit. have slumbered their sleep
New King James Version (NKJV)
Scripture taken from the New King James Version®. Copyright © 1982 by Thomas Nelson. Used by permission. All rights reserved.
Psalm 76 Commentary
The weapons of war lie still. The land is enjoying rest. The people of God are enjoying rest. The exodus had this end in mind. Let Israel return to the land of promise and find rest. And the God of Jacob is responsible for this rest, having a pronounced judgment against Israel’s enemies.
The Creator God arose, and the land quietened. The land feared. This is the only fear that the saint should have: the fear of God. With this fear, the saint fears nothing else. So the land remains secure.
The wrath of the LORD is not exhausted, and so we, the survivors, stay restrained. The fear of the LORD keeps us in check.
The saint stays with these facts and knows the value of submission.
Gifts or offerings from the neighboring lands may refer to the fear of the LORD in the neighboring lands, resulting from what they see in the children of God. The LORD is exalted by others when the saint submits in obedience to the word of the LORD.
Words about God and our faith in the LORD Jesus Christ are important. But it is the fear of God within the saint that is more important.
Let the saint explain the fear of God as the reason why they haven’t reacted angrily to a false accusation, or sinned even when the world expected them to do so.
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