Psalms 76:9

When God arose to judgment, to save all the meek of the earth. Selah.

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Word by word — the Hebrew

Word	Hebrew	Strong’s	Meaning
God	אֱלֹהִ֑ים 'E.lo.Him	H430	gods in the ordinary sense · noun, common masculine plural absolute
arose	בְּקוּם be.kum-	H6965	to rise (in various applications · preposition + verb, qal infinitive construct
judgment	לַמִּשְׁפָּ֥ט la.mish.Pat	H4941	properly · preposition with the article + noun, common masculine singular absolute
save	לְהוֹשִׁ֖יעַ le.ho.Shi.a'	H3467	properly · preposition + verb, hiphil infinitive construct
meek	עַנְוֵי 'an.vei-	H6035	depressed (figuratively) · adjective, masculine plural construct
earth	אֶ֣רֶץ 'E.retz	H776	the earth (at large · noun, common feminine singular absolute
Selah	סֶֽלָה Se.lah	H5542	suspension (of music) · interjection

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Cross-references

Zephaniah 2:3 Seek ye the LORD, all ye meek of the earth, which have wrought his judgment; seek righteousness, seek meekness: it may be ye shall be hid in…
Matthew 5:5 Blessed are the meek: for they shall inherit the earth.
Psalms 9:7-9 But the LORD shall endure for ever: he hath prepared his throne for judgment.
Isaiah 11:4 But with righteousness shall he judge the poor, and reprove with equity for the meek of the earth: and he shall smite the earth with the rod…
Psalms 25:9 The meek will he guide in judgment: and the meek will he teach his way.
Psalms 72:4 He shall judge the poor of the people, he shall save the children of the needy, and shall break in pieces the oppressor.
Psalms 82:2-5 How long will ye judge unjustly, and accept the persons of the wicked? Selah.
Psalms 149:4 For the LORD taketh pleasure in his people: he will beautify the meek with salvation.

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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 76:9

When God arose to judgment,.... He may sometimes seem to be asleep, and to defer judgment, but he will arise and hasten it in his own time, and will take vengeance on all his and his people's enemies, as he did upon the army of the Assyrians, and will upon the antichristian powers, and upon all the wicked, and at the same time will save his own people, as follows: to save all the meek of the earth; the quiet in the land, who are afflicted in this world, despised by the men of it, are lowly and humble, and mean in their own eyes; these the Lord takes notice of and cares for them, he will beautify them with salvation; these, all of them, even everyone of them, shall be saved in him with an ev…

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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

Who are the meek in heart? They that on snorting horses have not mounted, but in their humility have confessed their own sins. "For the thought of a man shall confess to You, and the remnants of the thought shall celebrate solemnities to You" [Psalm 76:10].
— Augustine of Hippo, Exposition on 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…
Meekness · General scriptures concerning — General scriptures concerning

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 76:9

Word by word — the Hebrew

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on Psalms 76:7–end

John Gill on Psalms 76:9

John Calvin on Psalms 76:7–end

The Church Fathers

Dictionary and topics

Psalms 76:9

Word by word — the Hebrew

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on Psalms 76:7–end

John Gill on Psalms 76:9

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 76:9