Psalms 76:7

Thou, even thou, art to be feared: and who may stand in thy sight when once thou art angry?

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Word by word — the Hebrew

Word	Hebrew	Strong’s	Meaning
feared	נ֥וֹרָא No.ra'	H3372	to fear · verb, niphal active participle, masculine singular absolute
stand	יַעֲמֹ֥ד ya.'a.Mod	H5975	to stand · verb, qal imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular
sight	לְפָנֶ֗יךָ le.fa.Nei.kha	H6440	the face (as the part that turns) · preposition + noun, common masculine plural construct + pronominal suffix, 2nd person masculine singular
when	מֵאָ֥ז me.'Az	H227	at that time or place · preposition + adverb
angry	אַפֶּֽךָ 'a.Pe.kha	H639	properly · noun, common masculine singular construct + pronominal suffix, 2nd person masculine singular

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Cross-references

Nahum 1:6 Who can stand before his indignation? and who can abide in the fierceness of his anger? his fury is poured out like fire, and the rocks are…
Psalms 2:12 Kiss the Son, lest he be angry, and ye perish from the way, when his wrath is kindled but a little. Blessed are all they that put their trus…
Psalms 89:7 God is greatly to be feared in the assembly of the saints, and to be had in reverence of all them that are about him.
Revelation 14:7 Saying with a loud voice, Fear God, and give glory to him; for the hour of his judgment is come: and worship him that made heaven, and earth…
1 Chronicles 16:25 For great is the LORD, and greatly to be praised: he also is to be feared above all gods.
Ezra 9:15 O LORD God of Israel, thou art righteous: for we remain yet escaped, as it is this day: behold, we are before thee in our trespasses: for we…
Psalms 90:11 Who knoweth the power of thine anger? even according to thy fear, so is thy wrath.
Psalms 130:3 If thou, LORD, shouldest mark iniquities, O Lord, who shall stand?

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on Psalms 76:7–end

This glorious victory with which God had graced and blessed his church is here made to speak three things: - I. Terror to God's enemies (Psa 76:7-9): "Thou, even thou, art to be feared; thy majesty is to be reverenced, thy sovereignty to be submitted to, and thy justice to be dreaded by those that have offended thee." Let all the world learn by this event to stand in awe of the great God. 1. Let all be afraid of his wrath against the daring impiety of sinners: Who may stand in thy sight from the minute that thou art angry? If God be a consuming fire, how can chaff and stubble stand before him, though his anger be kindled but a little? Psa 2:12. 2. Let all be afraid of his jealousy for oppre…

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John Gill on Psalms 76:7

Thou, even thou, art to be feared,.... By his own people with reverence and godly fear, because of his greatness and goodness; and to be dreaded by his enemies; which seems to be the sense here, as appears by what follows: and who may stand in thy sight when once thou art angry? or "from the moment thou art angry" (b); so the Targum, from the "time", and Jarchi, from the "hour": that is, as soon as ever his anger begins, when it is kindled but a little, and how much less when it burns in its full strength? there is no standing before his justice, and at his judgment seat, with boldness and confidence, and so as to succeed, or come off acquitted, without having on his righteousness; and much…

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John Calvin on Psalms 76:7–end

Psalm 76:7-12 7. Thou, even thou, art terrible, and who shall stand before thy face when thou art angry? 8. From heaven thou hast made thy judgment to be heard: the earth was afraid, [275] and was still, 9. When God arose to judgment, [276] to save all the meek [277] of the earth. Selah. 10. Surely the wrath of men shall praise thee, and the remainder of wrath thou wilt restrain. 11. Vow and pay [278] to Jehovah your God: let all those who are round about him bring presents to him who is worthy to be feared, [279] [literally to the terrible one.] 12. He will cut off the spirit of princes: he is terrible to the kings of the earth. 7. Thou, even thou, art terrible. The repetition of the pron…

The Church Fathers

From then thy wrath. From what time is the wrath of God? When the people cried out to Aaron in the wilderness, saying: "Make us gods whom we may follow: for this Moses, who brought us out of the land of Egypt, we know not what has become of him." Thou didst bring them out of the land of Egypt, and immediately they denied thee.
— Jerome, Homily 9, on Psalm 75

"Thou art terrible, and who shall withstand Thee at that time by Thine anger?" Now they sleep, and perceive not Thee angry; but for cause that they should sleep, He was angry. Now that which sleeping they perceived not, at the end they shall perceive. For there shall appear the Judge of quick and dead. "And who shall withstand Thee at that time by Thine anger?" For now they speak that which they will, and they dispute against God and say, who are the Christians? or who is Christ? or what fools are they that believe that which they see not, and relinquish the pleasures which they see, and follow the faith of things which are not displayed to their eyes! Ye sleep and snore, ye speak against God, as much as ye are able. "How long shall sinners, O Lord, how long shall sinners glory, they answer and will speak iniquity?" But when doth no one answer and no one speak, except when he turneth himself against himself?...
— Augustine of Hippo, On the Psalms, Psalm 76

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Dictionary and topics

Neginoth — I.e., songs with instrumental accompaniment, found in the titles of Ps. 4; 6; 54; 55; 67; 76; rendered “stringed instruments,” Hab. 3:19, A.V. It denotes all kinds of stringed instruments, as the…
Anger Of God, The · Manifested in terrors — Manifested in terrors
Reverence · 4:10;5:29;6:2,13;10:12,20,21;13:4;14:23;28:49,58; — 4:10;5:29;6:2,13;10:12,20,21;13:4;14:23;28:49,58;

Dictionary: Easton's (1897) and Smith's (1863), public domain. Topics: Nave's Topical Bible (1896) and Torrey's Topical Textbook (1897), public domain. Both as parsed by NEUU (CC BY 4.0).

Psalms 76:7

Word by word — the Hebrew

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on Psalms 76:7–end

John Gill on Psalms 76:7

John Calvin on Psalms 76:7–end

The Church Fathers

Dictionary and topics

Psalms 76:7

Word by word — the Hebrew

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on Psalms 76:7–end

John Gill on Psalms 76:7

John Calvin on Psalms 76:7–end

The Church Fathers

Dictionary and topics

Keil & Delitzsch on Psalms 76:7-9

Tyndale Open Study Notes on Psalms 76:7-9

Spurgeon's Treasury of David on Psalms 76:7