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.
76:2 He lives in Salem; 4
he dwells in Zion. 5
76:3 There he shattered the arrows, 6
the shield, the sword, and the rest of the weapons of war. 7 (Selah)
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 sn Salem is a shorter name for Jerusalem (see Gen 14:18).
5 tn 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).
6 tn Heb “flames of the bow,” i.e., arrows.
7 tn Heb “shield and sword and battle.” “Battle” probably here stands by metonymy for the weapons of war in general.