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The Psalms (Hebrew: Tehillim — "praises") are the hymn book of God's covenant people, spanning roughly 1000 BC (David) to the post-exilic period. David authored at least 73 by the superscriptions, and the NT treats these as authoritative prophecy (Acts 2:25-31; 4:25-26; 13:35).
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- Primary Witness Text: In Judah is God known: his name is great in Israel. In Salem also is his tabernacle, and his dwelling place in Zion. There brake he the arrows of the bow, the shield, and the sword, and the battle. Selah. Thou art more glorious and excellent than the mountains of prey. The stouthearted are spoiled, they have slept their sleep: and none of the men of might have found their hands. At thy rebuke, O God of Jacob, both the chariot and horse are cast into a dead sleep. Thou, even thou, art to be feared: and who may stand in thy sight when once thou art angry? Thou didst cause judgment to be heard from heaven; the earth feared, and was still, When God arose to judgment, to save all the meek of the earth. Selah. Surely the wrath of man shall praise thee: the remainder of wrath shalt thou restrain. Vow, and pay unto the LORD your God: let all that be round about him bring presents unto him that ought to be feared. He shall cut off the spirit of princes: he is terrible to the kings of the earth.
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The Psalms (Hebrew: Tehillim — "praises") are the hymn book of God's covenant people, spanning roughly 1000 BC (David) to the post-exilic period. David authored at least 73 by the superscriptions, and the NT treats these as authoritative prophecy (Acts 2:25-31; 4:25-26; 13:35).
Psalm 22 stands as the supreme individual lament-to-praise psalm, with its opening cry quoted by Jesus from the cross and its crucifixion details — composed 1000 years before Rome invented crucifixion — as among the most powerful predictive prophecy evidence in Scripture.
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Psalms 76:1
Hebrew
לַמְנַצֵּחַ בִּנְגִינֹת מִזְמוֹר לְאָסָף שִֽׁיר׃lamenatzecha-vinegiynot-mizemvor-le'asaf-shiyr
KJV: In Judah is God known: his name is great in Israel.
AKJV: In Judah is God known: his name is great in Israel.
ASV: In Judah is God known:
YLT: To the Overseer with stringed instruments. --A Psalm of Asaph. --A Song. In Judah is God known, in Israel His name is great.
Exposition: Psalms 76:1 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'In Judah is God known: his name is great in Israel.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.
Apologetics Notes
- Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.
- Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.
- Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.
Psalms 76:2
Hebrew
נוֹדָע בִּֽיהוּדָה אֱלֹהִים בְּיִשְׂרָאֵל גָּדוֹל שְׁמֽוֹ׃nvoda'-viyhvdah-'elohiym-veyishera'el-gadvol-shemvo
KJV: In Salem also is his tabernacle, and his dwelling place in Zion.
AKJV: In Salem also is his tabernacle, and his dwelling place in Zion.
ASV: In Salem also is his tabernacle,
YLT: And His tabernacle is in Salem, And His habitation in Zion.
Commentary Witness (Generated)Psalms 76:2Generated editorial synthesis
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Psalms 76:2
Psalms 76:2 advances the immediate literary flow of the chapter and should be interpreted in its canonical context, not as an isolated proof text. In the present translation it reads: 'In Salem also is his tabernacle, and his dwelling place in Zion.'. A close Hebrew reading supports attention to key lexical choices, clause movement, and redemptive-historical placement so doctrinal conclusions remain textually grounded.
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Psalms 76:2
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- Zion
Exposition: Psalms 76:2 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'In Salem also is his tabernacle, and his dwelling place in Zion.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.
Apologetics Notes
- Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.
- Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.
- Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.
Psalms 76:3
Hebrew
וַיְהִי בְשָׁלֵם סֻכּוֹ וּמְעוֹנָתוֹ בְצִיּֽוֹן׃vayehiy-veshalem-sukhvo-vme'vonatvo-vetziyvon
KJV: There brake he the arrows of the bow, the shield, and the sword, and the battle. Selah.
AKJV: There broke he the arrows of the bow, the shield, and the sword, and the battle. Selah.
ASV: There he brake the arrows of the bow;
YLT: There he hath shivered arrows of a bow, Shield, and sword, and battle. Selah.
Commentary Witness (Generated)Psalms 76:3Generated editorial synthesis
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Psalms 76:3
Psalms 76:3 advances the immediate literary flow of the chapter and should be interpreted in its canonical context, not as an isolated proof text. In the present translation it reads: 'There brake he the arrows of the bow, the shield, and the sword, and the battle. Selah.'. A close Hebrew reading supports attention to key lexical choices, clause movement, and redemptive-historical placement so doctrinal conclusions remain textually grounded.
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Psalms 76:3
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- Selah
Exposition: Psalms 76:3 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'There brake he the arrows of the bow, the shield, and the sword, and the battle. Selah.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.
Apologetics Notes
- Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.
- Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.
- Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.
Psalms 76:4
Hebrew
שָׁמָּה שִׁבַּר רִשְׁפֵי־קָשֶׁת מָגֵן וְחֶרֶב וּמִלְחָמָה סֶֽלָה׃shamah-shivar-rishefey-qashet-magen-vecherev-vmilechamah-selah
KJV: Thou art more glorious and excellent than the mountains of prey.
AKJV: You are more glorious and excellent than the mountains of prey.
ASV: Glorious art thou and excellent,
YLT: Bright art Thou, honourable above hills of prey.
Commentary Witness (Generated)Psalms 76:4Generated editorial synthesis
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Psalms 76:4
Psalms 76:4 advances the immediate literary flow of the chapter and should be interpreted in its canonical context, not as an isolated proof text. In the present translation it reads: 'Thou art more glorious and excellent than the mountains of prey.'. A close Hebrew reading supports attention to key lexical choices, clause movement, and redemptive-historical placement so doctrinal conclusions remain textually grounded.
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Psalms 76:4
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Exposition: Psalms 76:4 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'Thou art more glorious and excellent than the mountains of prey.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.
Apologetics Notes
- Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.
- Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.
- Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.
Psalms 76:5
Hebrew
נָאוֹר אַתָּה אַדִּיר מֵֽהַרְרֵי־טָֽרֶף׃na'vor-'atah-'adiyr-meharerey-taref
KJV: The stouthearted are spoiled, they have slept their sleep: and none of the men of might have found their hands.
AKJV: The stouthearted are spoiled, they have slept their sleep: and none of the men of might have found their hands.
ASV: The stouthearted are made a spoil,
YLT: Spoiled themselves have the mighty of heart, They have slept their sleep, And none of the men of might found their hands.
Commentary Witness (Generated)Psalms 76:5Generated editorial synthesis
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Psalms 76:5
Psalms 76:5 advances the immediate literary flow of the chapter and should be interpreted in its canonical context, not as an isolated proof text. In the present translation it reads: 'The stouthearted are spoiled, they have slept their sleep: and none of the men of might have found their hands.'. A close Hebrew reading supports attention to key lexical choices, clause movement, and redemptive-historical placement so doctrinal conclusions remain textually grounded.
Provenance. Rendered as an editorial synthesis tied to the canonical verse context and current chapter source.
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Psalms 76:5
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Exposition: Psalms 76:5 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'The stouthearted are spoiled, they have slept their sleep: and none of the men of might have found their hands.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.
Apologetics Notes
- Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.
- Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.
- Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.
Psalms 76:6
Hebrew
אֶשְׁתּוֹלְלוּ ׀ אַבִּירֵי לֵב נָמוּ שְׁנָתָם וְלֹא־מָצְאוּ כָל־אַנְשֵׁי־חַיִל יְדֵיהֶֽם׃'eshetvolelv- -'aviyrey-lev-namv-shenatam-velo'-matze'v-khal-'aneshey-chayil-yedeyhem
KJV: At thy rebuke, O God of Jacob, both the chariot and horse are cast into a dead sleep.
AKJV: At your rebuke, O God of Jacob, both the chariot and horse are cast into a dead sleep.
ASV: At thy rebuke, O God of Jacob,
YLT: From Thy rebuke, O God of Jacob, Both rider and horse have been fast asleep.
Commentary Witness (Generated)Psalms 76:6Generated editorial synthesis
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Psalms 76:6
Psalms 76:6 advances the immediate literary flow of the chapter and should be interpreted in its canonical context, not as an isolated proof text. In the present translation it reads: 'At thy rebuke, O God of Jacob, both the chariot and horse are cast into a dead sleep.'. A close Hebrew reading supports attention to key lexical choices, clause movement, and redemptive-historical placement so doctrinal conclusions remain textually grounded.
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Psalms 76:6
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- Jacob
Exposition: Psalms 76:6 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'At thy rebuke, O God of Jacob, both the chariot and horse are cast into a dead sleep.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.
Apologetics Notes
- Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.
- Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.
- Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.
Psalms 76:7
Hebrew
מִגַּעֲרָתְךָ אֱלֹהֵי יַעֲקֹב נִרְדָּם וְרֶכֶב וָסֽוּס׃miga'aratekha-'elohey-ya'aqov-niredam-verekhev-vasvs
KJV: Thou, even thou, art to be feared: and who may stand in thy sight when once thou art angry?
AKJV: You, even you, are to be feared: and who may stand in your sight when once you are angry?
ASV: Thou, even thou, art to be feared;
YLT: Thou, fearful art Thou, And who doth stand before Thee, Since Thou hast been angry!
Commentary Witness (Generated)Psalms 76:7Generated editorial synthesis
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Psalms 76:7
Psalms 76:7 advances the immediate literary flow of the chapter and should be interpreted in its canonical context, not as an isolated proof text. In the present translation it reads: 'Thou, even thou, art to be feared: and who may stand in thy sight when once thou art angry?'. A close Hebrew reading supports attention to key lexical choices, clause movement, and redemptive-historical placement so doctrinal conclusions remain textually grounded.
Provenance. Rendered as an editorial synthesis tied to the canonical verse context and current chapter source.
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Psalms 76:7
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- Psalms 76:7
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- Thou
Exposition: Psalms 76:7 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'Thou, even thou, art to be feared: and who may stand in thy sight when once thou art angry?'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.
Apologetics Notes
- Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.
- Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.
- Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.
Psalms 76:8
Hebrew
אַתָּה ׀ נוֹרָא אַתָּה וּמִֽי־יַעֲמֹד לְפָנֶיךָ מֵאָז אַפֶּֽךָ׃'atah- -nvora'-'atah-vmiy-ya'amod-lefaneykha-me'az-'afekha
KJV: Thou didst cause judgment to be heard from heaven; the earth feared, and was still,
AKJV: You did cause judgment to be heard from heaven; the earth feared, and was still,
ASV: Thou didst cause sentence to be heard from heaven;
YLT: From heaven Thou hast sounded judgment, Earth hath feared, and hath been still,
Commentary Witness (Generated)Psalms 76:8Generated editorial synthesis
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Psalms 76:8
Psalms 76:8 advances the immediate literary flow of the chapter and should be interpreted in its canonical context, not as an isolated proof text. In the present translation it reads: 'Thou didst cause judgment to be heard from heaven; the earth feared, and was still,'. A close Hebrew reading supports attention to key lexical choices, clause movement, and redemptive-historical placement so doctrinal conclusions remain textually grounded.
Provenance. Rendered as an editorial synthesis tied to the canonical verse context and current chapter source.
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Psalms 76:8
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Exposition: Psalms 76:8 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'Thou didst cause judgment to be heard from heaven; the earth feared, and was still,'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.
Apologetics Notes
- Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.
- Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.
- Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.
Psalms 76:9
Hebrew
מִשָּׁמַיִם הִשְׁמַעְתָּ דִּין אֶרֶץ יָֽרְאָה וְשָׁקָֽטָה׃mishamayim-hishema'eta-diyn-'eretz-yare'ah-veshaqatah
KJV: When God arose to judgment, to save all the meek of the earth. Selah.
AKJV: When God arose to judgment, to save all the meek of the earth. Selah.
ASV: When God arose to judgment,
YLT: In the rising of God to judgment, To save all the humble of earth. Selah.
Commentary Witness (Generated)Psalms 76:9Generated editorial synthesis
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Psalms 76:9
Psalms 76:9 advances the immediate literary flow of the chapter and should be interpreted in its canonical context, not as an isolated proof text. In the present translation it reads: 'When God arose to judgment, to save all the meek of the earth. Selah.'. A close Hebrew reading supports attention to key lexical choices, clause movement, and redemptive-historical placement so doctrinal conclusions remain textually grounded.
Provenance. Rendered as an editorial synthesis tied to the canonical verse context and current chapter source.
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Psalms 76:9
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- Psalms 76:9
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- Selah
Exposition: Psalms 76:9 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'When God arose to judgment, to save all the meek of the earth. Selah.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.
Apologetics Notes
- Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.
- Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.
- Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.
Psalms 76:10
Hebrew
בְּקוּם־לַמִּשְׁפָּט אֱלֹהִים לְהוֹשִׁיעַ כָּל־עַנְוֵי־אֶרֶץ סֶֽלָה׃veqvm-lamishefat-'elohiym-lehvoshiy'a-khal-'anevey-'eretz-selah
KJV: Surely the wrath of man shall praise thee: the remainder of wrath shalt thou restrain.
AKJV: Surely the wrath of man shall praise you: the remainder of wrath shall you restrain.
ASV: Surely the wrath of man shall praise thee:
YLT: For the fierceness of man praiseth Thee, The remnant of fierceness Thou girdest on.
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Psalms 76:10
Psalms 76:10 advances the immediate literary flow of the chapter and should be interpreted in its canonical context, not as an isolated proof text. In the present translation it reads: 'Surely the wrath of man shall praise thee: the remainder of wrath shalt thou restrain.'. A close Hebrew reading supports attention to key lexical choices, clause movement, and redemptive-historical placement so doctrinal conclusions remain textually grounded.
Provenance. Rendered as an editorial synthesis tied to the canonical verse context and current chapter source.
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Psalms 76:10
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Exposition: Psalms 76:10 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'Surely the wrath of man shall praise thee: the remainder of wrath shalt thou restrain.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.
Apologetics Notes
- Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.
- Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.
- Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.
Psalms 76:11
Hebrew
כִּֽי־חֲמַת אָדָם תּוֹדֶךָּ שְׁאֵרִית חֵמֹת תַּחְגֹּֽר׃khiy-chamat-'adam-tvodekha-she'eriyt-chemot-tachegor
KJV: Vow, and pay unto the LORD your God: let all that be round about him bring presents unto him that ought to be feared.
AKJV: Vow, and pay to the LORD your God: let all that be round about him bring presents to him that ought to be feared.
ASV: Vow, and pay unto Jehovah your God:
YLT: Vow and complete to Jehovah your God, All ye surrounding him. They bring presents to the Fearful One.
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Psalms 76:11
Psalms 76:11 advances the immediate literary flow of the chapter and should be interpreted in its canonical context, not as an isolated proof text. In the present translation it reads: 'Vow, and pay unto the LORD your God: let all that be round about him bring presents unto him that ought to be feared.'. A close Hebrew reading supports attention to key lexical choices, clause movement, and redemptive-historical placement so doctrinal conclusions remain textually grounded.
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Psalms 76:11
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- Vow
Exposition: Psalms 76:11 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'Vow, and pay unto the LORD your God: let all that be round about him bring presents unto him that ought to be feared.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.
Apologetics Notes
- Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.
- Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.
- Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.
Psalms 76:12
Hebrew
נִֽדֲרוּ וְשַׁלְּמוּ לַיהוָה אֱֽלֹהֵיכֶם כָּל־סְבִיבָיו יוֹבִילוּ שַׁי לַמּוֹרָֽא׃nidarv-veshalemv-layhvah-'eloheykhem-khal-seviyvayv-yvoviylv-shay-lamvora'
KJV: He shall cut off the spirit of princes: he is terrible to the kings of the earth.
AKJV: He shall cut off the spirit of princes: he is terrible to the kings of the earth.
ASV: He will cut off the spirit of princes:
YLT: He doth gather the spirit of leaders, Fearful to the kings of earth!
Commentary Witness (Generated)Psalms 76:12Generated editorial synthesis
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Psalms 76:12
Psalms 76:12 advances the immediate literary flow of the chapter and should be interpreted in its canonical context, not as an isolated proof text. In the present translation it reads: 'He shall cut off the spirit of princes: he is terrible to the kings of the earth.'. A close Hebrew reading supports attention to key lexical choices, clause movement, and redemptive-historical placement so doctrinal conclusions remain textually grounded.
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Psalms 76:12
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Biblical cross-references named in the witness
- Psalms 76:12
Exposition: Psalms 76:12 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'He shall cut off the spirit of princes: he is terrible to the kings of the earth.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.
Apologetics Notes
- Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.
- Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.
- Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.
Citation trailOpen the commentary counts, references, and named sources.
Scholarly apparatus
Commentary citation index
This chapter now surfaces commentary as quoted witness material with an explicit citation trail. The index below gathers the canonical references and named authorities detected inside the commentary layer for faster academic review.
Direct commentary witnesses
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Generated editorial witnesses
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Canonical references surfaced in commentary
- Psalms 76:1
- Psalms 76:2
- Psalms 76:3
- Psalms 76:4
- Psalms 76:5
- Psalms 76:6
- Psalms 76:7
- Psalms 76:8
- Psalms 76:9
- Psalms 76:10
- Psalms 76:11
- Psalms 76:12
Named authorities or texts surfaced in commentary
- Israel
- Zion
- Selah
- Jacob
- Thou
- Vow
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Psalms 76:1
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Psalms 76:1
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Biblical cross-references named in the witness
Named authorities or texts detected in the witness