Psa 76:1-5 - Commentary

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Text -- Psalms 76:1-5 (NET)

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Psalm 76

76:1 For the music director; to be accompanied by stringed instruments; a psalm of Asaph, a song. God has revealed himself in Judah; in Israel his reputation is great. 76:2 He lives in Salem; he dwells in Zion. 76:3 There he shattered the arrows, the shield, the sword, and the rest of the weapons of war. (Selah) 76:4 You shine brightly and reveal your majesty, as you descend from the hills where you killed your prey. 76:5 The bravehearted were plundered; they “fell asleep.” All the warriors were helpless.

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Names, People and Places:

· Asaph father of Joah, Hezekiah's recorder,son of Berechiah the Levite; music minister under David,father of Zichri; a Levite ancestor of some returnees,an official over the (Persian) king's forest in Judah

· Israel a citizen of Israel.,a member of the nation of Israel

· Judah the son of Jacob and Leah; founder of the tribe of Judah,a tribe, the land/country,a son of Joseph; the father of Simeon; an ancestor of Jesus,son of Jacob/Israel and Leah; founder of the tribe of Judah,the tribe of Judah,citizens of the southern kingdom of Judah,citizens of the Persian Province of Judah; the Jews who had returned from Babylonian exile,"house of Judah", a phrase which highlights the political leadership of the tribe of Judah,"king of Judah", a phrase which relates to the southern kingdom of Judah,"kings of Judah", a phrase relating to the southern kingdom of Judah,"princes of Judah", a phrase relating to the kingdom of Judah,the territory allocated to the tribe of Judah, and also the extended territory of the southern kingdom of Judah,the Province of Judah under Persian rule,"hill country of Judah", the relatively cool and green central highlands of the territory of Judah,"the cities of Judah",the language of the Jews; Hebrew,head of a family of Levites who returned from Exile,a Levite who put away his heathen wife,a man who was second in command of Jerusalem; son of Hassenuah of Benjamin,a Levite in charge of the songs of thanksgiving in Nehemiah's time,a leader who helped dedicate Nehemiah's wall,a Levite musician who helped Zechariah of Asaph dedicate Nehemiah's wall

· Salem the city of Jerusalem,a town where Melchizedek lived

· Selah a musical notation for crescendo or emphasis by action (IBD)

· Zion one of the hills on which Jerusalem was built; the temple area; the city of Jerusalem; God's people,a town and citidel; an ancient part of Jerusalem

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NET Notes: Psa 76:1 Heb “name,” which here stands metonymically for God’s reputation.

NET Notes: Psa 76:2 Heb “and his place of refuge is in Salem, and his lair in Zion.” God may be likened here to a lion (see v. 4).

NET Notes: Psa 76:3 This verse may allude to the miraculous defeat of the Assyrians in 701 b.c. (see Isa 36-37).

NET Notes: Psa 76:4 Heb “radiant [are] you, majestic from the hills of prey.” God is depicted as a victorious king and as a lion that has killed its victims.

NET Notes: Psa 76:5 Heb “and all the men of strength did not find their hands.”

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