Psalms 76:9
When thou, O God, arose to iudgement, to helpe all the meeke of the earth. Selah.
Geneva Bible 1599
In The King James Version
When God arose to judgment, to save all the meek of the earth. Selah.
In Context
8Thou didest cause thy iudgement to bee heard from heauen: therefore the earth feared and was still,
10Surely the rage of man shall turne to thy praise: the remnant of the rage shalt thou restrayne.
Cross References
Psalms 9:7But the Lord shall sit for euer: hee hath prepared his throne for iudgement.
Psalms 72:4He shall iudge the poore of the people: he shall saue the children of the needie, and shall subdue the oppressor.
Psalms 149:4For the Lord hath pleasure in his people: he will make the meeke glorious by deliuerance.
Jeremiah 5:28They are waxen fat and shining: they doe ouerpasse the deedes of the wicked: they execute no iudgement, no not the iudgement of the fatherlesse: yet they prosper, though they execute no iudgement for the poore.
Zephaniah 2:3Seeke yee the Lord all the meeke of the earth, which haue wrought his iudgement: seeke righteousnesse, seeke lowlinesse, if so bee that ye may be hid in the day of the Lords wrath.
1 Peter 3:4But let it bee the hidde man of the heart, which consisteth in the incorruption of a meeke and quiet spirite, which is before God a thing much set by.
Matthew Henry on Psalms 76:8-12
The Defence and Glory of Israel. 7 Thou, even thou, art to be feared: and who may stand in thy sight when once thou art angry? 8 Thou didst cause judgment to be heard from heaven; the earth feared, and was still, 9 When God arose to judgment, to save all the meek of the earth. Selah. 10 Surely the wrath of man shall praise thee: the remainder of wrath shalt thou restrain. 11 Vow, and pay unto the Lord your God: let all that be round about him bring presents unto him that ought to be feared. 12 He shall cut off the… Read the whole commentary →