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Psalms 76:12

76:11 Vow, and pay unto the LORD your God: let all that be round about him bring presents unto him that ought to be feared. unto him: Heb. to fear
He shall cut off the spirit of princes: he is terrible to the kings of the earth.

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He will cut off the spirit of princes. He is feared by the kings of the earth.

He shall cut off the spirit of princes: he is terrible to the kings of the earth.

He shall cut off the spirit of princes: he is terrible to the kings of the earth.

What does Psalms 76:12 mean?

Psalms 76:12 is a verse in the book of Psalms, in the Old Testament. In the original Hebrew, key words include בָּצַר (bâtsar), רוּחַ (rûwach), נָגִיד (nâgîyd).

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He
shall
cut
offבָּצַרbâtsar/baw-tsar'/H1219to gather grapes; also to be isolated (i.e. inaccessible by height or fortification)
the
spiritרוּחַrûwach/roo'-akh/H7307wind; by resemblance breath, i.e. a sensible (or even violent) exhalation; figuratively, life, anger, unsubstantiality; by extension, a region of the sky; by resemblance spirit, but only of a rational being (including its expression and functions)
of
princes:נָגִידnâgîyd/naw-gheed'/H5057a commander (as occupying the front), civil, military or religious; generally (abstractly, plural), honorable themes
he
is
terribleיָרֵאyârêʼ/yaw-ray'/H3372to fear; morally, to revere; caus. to frighten
to
the
kingsמֶלֶךְmelek/meh'-lek/H4428a king
of
the
earth.אֶרֶץʼerets/eh'-rets/H776the earth (at large, or partitively a land)

Verses like this

Other verses that share key original-language words with Psalms 76:12.

Exodus 1:17

But the midwives feared God, and did not as the king of Egypt commanded them, but saved the men children alive.

Genesis 1:2

And the earth was without form, and void; and darkness was upon the face of the deep. And the Spirit of God moved upon the face of the waters.

Genesis 6:17

And, behold, I, even I, do bring a flood of waters upon the earth, to destroy all flesh, wherein is the breath of life, from under heaven; and every thing that is in the earth shall die.

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What does Psalms 76:12 say?

Psalms 76:12 (King James Version) reads: "He shall cut off the spirit of princes: he is terrible to the kings of the earth."

Is Psalms 76:12 in the Old or New Testament?

Psalms 76:12 is in the Old Testament of the Bible, in the book of Psalms.

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