Psalm 76:6

God’s Name Is Great in Israel · Psalm 76:1–12
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Translations

Modern
At Your rebuke, O God of Jacob, both horse and rider lie stunned.
Traditional
At thy rebuke, O God of Jacob, both the chariot and horse are cast into a dead sleep.
Literal
At Your rebuke, O God of Jacob, both the rider and horse are lain asleep.
Latin
Ab increpatione tua, Deus Jacob, dormitaverunt qui ascenderunt equos.

Original

Hebrew
English
At Your rebuke, O God of Jacob, both horse and rider lie stunned.

Notes

The psalmist praises God for his achievement and for his glorious majesty.

This psalm appears to celebrate a victory. The victory might have been recent, such as over the Assyrians (see note on 76:1; see also Isaiah 37). Or, it might be remembering God's great acts of rescue in the past.

People

Israel: Patriarch, son of Isaac, father of twelve tribes

Glossary

Asaph Music Neginah, Neginoth Psalms, Book of Zion

Topics

God: Power of The Anger of God: Manifested in Terrors Victories in Battle, from God