For the music director; to be accompanied by stringed instruments; a psalm of Asaph, a song.
76:1 God has revealed himself in Judah; 2
in Israel his reputation 3 is great.
78:5 He established a rule 4 in Jacob;
he set up a law in Israel.
He commanded our ancestors
to make his deeds known to their descendants, 5
78:21 When 6 the Lord heard this, he was furious.
A fire broke out against Jacob,
and his anger flared up 7 against Israel,
1 sn Psalm 76. The psalmist depicts God as a mighty warrior who destroys Israel’s enemies.
2 tn Or “God is known in Judah.”
3 tn Heb “name,” which here stands metonymically for God’s reputation.
4 tn The Hebrew noun עֵדוּת (’edut) refers here to God’s command that the older generation teach their children about God’s mighty deeds in the nation’s history (see Exod 10:2; Deut 4:9; 6:20-25).
5 tn Heb “which he commanded our fathers to make them known to their sons.” The plural suffix “them” probably refers back to the
7 tn Heb “therefore.”
8 tn Heb “and also anger went up.”