Psalms 76:7
And I meditated in the night with my heart, and I was distressed, and I examined my spirit.
Catholic Public Domain Version
In The King James Version
Thou, even thou, art to be feared: and who may stand in thy sight when once thou art angry?
In Context
6I considered the days of antiquity, and I held the years of eternity in my mind.
8So then, will God reject for eternity? Will he not continue to allow himself to show favor?
Cross References
Exodus 15:1Then Moses and the sons of Israel sang this song to the Lord, and they said: “Let us sing to the Lord, for he has been gloriously magnified: the horse and the rider he has cast into the sea.
1 Chronicles 16:25For the Lord is great and exceedingly praiseworthy. And he is terrible, above all gods.
Psalms 2:12Embrace discipline, lest at any time the Lord might become angry, and you would perish from the way of the just.
Psalms 90:11For he has given his Angels charge over you, so as to preserve you in all your ways.
Jeremiah 10:7Who will not fear you, O King of the nations? For honor is yours. Among all the wise of the nations, and within all their kingdoms, there is nothing similar to you.
Matthew 10:28And do not be afraid of those who kill the body, but are not able to kill the soul. But instead fear him who is able to destroy both soul and body in Hell.
Matthew Henry on Psalms 76:2-7
Triumph in God. 1 In Judah is God known: his name is great in Israel. 2 In Salem also is his tabernacle, and his dwelling place in Zion. 3 There brake he the arrows of the bow, the shield, and the sword, and the battle. Selah. 4 Thou art more glorious and excellent than the mountains of prey. 5 The stouthearted are spoiled, they have slept their sleep: and none of the men of might have found their hands. 6 At thy rebuke, O God of Jacob, both the chariot and horse are cast into a dead sleep. The church is here… Read the whole commentary →