For the director of music.
With stringed instruments.
A psalm of Asaph.
A song.
1
God is renowned in Judah;
in Israel his name is great.
2
His tent is in Salem,
his dwelling-place in Zion.
3
There he broke the flashing arrows,
the shields and the swords, the weapons of war.
4
You are radiant with light,
more majestic than mountains rich with game.
5
The valiant lie plundered,
they sleep their last sleep;
not one of the warriors
can lift his hands.
6
At your rebuke, God of Jacob,
both horse and chariot lie still.
7
It is you alone who are to be feared.
Who can stand before you when you are angry?
8
From heaven you pronounced judgment,
and the land feared and was quiet –
9
when you, God, rose up to judge,
to save all the afflicted of the land.
10
Surely your wrath against mankind brings you praise,
and the survivors of your wrath are restrained.
11
Make vows to the Lord your God and fulfil them;
let all the neighbouring lands
bring gifts to the One to be feared.
12
He breaks the spirit of rulers;
he is feared by the kings of the earth.
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Word by Word Meditations
by Fred Ursell
Psalm 76: “breaks” (v.12)
Some forces are so strong and powerful that they seem irresistible, at least to us. That’s why it is so encouraging to know that the Lord is not just our Creator, but also a Breaker of chains and barriers and immovable obstacles.
The Psalmist tells us he had experience of that: “in Zion … He broke the flashing arrows, the shields and the swords” (vv.2-3).
The past gives him confidence for the present and future: “He breaks the spirit of rulers” (v.12). Israel’s history, not just in Bible times, but more recently since in 1948 it became a nation again, shows remarkable ‘lucky breaks’. Or were they?
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