Psalms 76:9
When God rose up to judgment, To save all the oppressed of the earth. [Selah.]
The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham
In The King James Version
When God arose to judgment, to save all the meek of the earth. Selah.
In Context
8Out of the heavens, didst thou cause judgment to be heard, Earth, feared and was still:
Cross References
Psalms 9:7But, Yahweh, unto times age-abiding, will sit, Ready for judgment, is his throne;
Psalms 72:4May he, Vindicate the oppressed of the people, Bring deliverance to the children of the needy, and, Crush the oppressor.
Psalms 149:4For Yahweh is taking pleasure in his people, He will beautify humbled ones with victory.
Jeremiah 5:28They have waxed fat, they shine Yea they have overpassed the records of wickedness. The right, have they not determined, the right of the fatherless that they might prosper,—Yea justice to the helpless, have they not decreed.
Zephaniah 2:3Seek Yahweh—all ye lowly of the land, who have wrought, what he appointed,—seek righteousness, seek humility, peradventure, ye shall be concealed, in the day of the anger of Yahweh?
1 Peter 3:4But the hidden character, of the heart,—in the incorruptible [ornament] of the quiet, and meek, spirit, which is, in presence of God, of great price.
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 →