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Psalm 76[a]

For the music director, to be accompanied by stringed instruments; a psalm of Asaph, a song.

76 God has revealed himself in Judah;[b]
in Israel his reputation[c] is great.
He lives in Salem;[d]
he dwells in Zion.[e]

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Footnotes

  1. Psalm 76:1 sn Psalm 76. The psalmist depicts God as a mighty warrior who destroys Israel’s enemies.
  2. Psalm 76:1 tn Or “God is known in Judah.”
  3. Psalm 76:1 tn Heb “name,” which here stands metonymically for God’s reputation.
  4. Psalm 76:2 sn Salem is a shorter name for Jerusalem (see Gen 14:18).
  5. Psalm 76:2 tn Heb “and his place of refuge is in Salem, and his lair in Zion.” God may be likened here to a lion (see v. 4).