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Psalms / Chapter 76
God makes his name known from Zion, where weapons are broken and the proud are stopped. His rebuke stills the earth, limits human rage, and calls every ruler and neighbor to bring vowed loyalty and tribute.
In Judah, God is known. His name is great in Israel.
His tent is also in Salem; His dwelling-place in Zion.
There he broke the flaming arrows of the bow, The shield, and the sword, and the weapons of war. Selah.
Glorious are you, and excellent, More than mountains of game.
Valiant men lie plundered, They have slept their last sleep. None of the men of war can lift their hands.
At your rebuke, God of Jacob, Both chariot and horse are cast into a deep sleep.
You, even you, are to be feared. Who can stand in your sight when you are angry?
You pronounced judgment from heaven. The earth feared, and was silent,
When God arose to judgment, To save all the afflicted ones of the earth. Selah.
Surely the wrath of man praises you. The survivors of your wrath are restrained.
Make vows to Yahweh your God, and fulfill them! Let all of his neighbors bring presents to him who is to be feared.
He will cut off the spirit of princes. He is feared by the kings of the earth. Psalm 77 For the Chief Musician. To Jeduthun. A Psalm by Asaph.
Psalms journey · Psalms 76
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Prayer, lament, praise, kingship, and hope teach God's people to sing truthfully.
Movement
Worship across the whole story
Artifact
Prayer book of the covenant people
Biblical Timeline
Kingdom
Psalms context: 1000 BC - 586 BC
Psalms context
Kingdom / 1000 BC - 586 BC
Psalms context is set in the kingdom period, where Israel's monarchy from David and Solomon to exile.
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Context snapshot
Date
Collected across Israel's worship life, c. 1000-450 BC
Genre
Poetry, prayer, and praise
Setting
Israel/Judah worship tradition
Audience
Israel
World Stage
Davidic and temple worship leaders collection over centuries
Psalms gathers prayers and songs from royal, temple, crisis, exile, and restoration settings. Its world is Israel's worship life across generations, bringing covenant memory into praise, lament, confession, and hope.
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