Psalm 76

For the director of music. With stringed instruments. A psalm of Asaph. A song.

1In Judah God is known;

his name is great in Israel.

2His tent is in Salem,

his dwelling place in Zion.

3There he broke the flashing arrows,

the shields and the swords, the weapons of war.       Selah

4You are resplendent with light,

more majestic than mountains rich with game.

5Valiant men lie plundered,

they sleep their last sleep;

not one of the warriors

can lift his hands.

6At your rebuke, O God of Jacob,

both horse and chariot lie still.

7You alone are to be feared.

Who can stand before you when you are angry?

8From heaven you pronounced judgment,

and the land feared and was quiet—

9when you, O God, rose up to judge,

to save all the afflicted of the land.       Selah

10Surely your wrath against men brings you praise,

and the survivors of your wrath are restrained.^a

11Make vows to the Lord your God and fulfill them;

let all the neighboring lands

bring gifts to the One to be feared.

12He breaks the spirit of rulers;

he is feared by the kings of the earth.