Psalms 76:8

76:7 Thou, even thou, art to be feared: and who may stand in thy sight when once thou art angry?

Thou didst cause judgment to be heard from heaven; the earth feared, and was still,

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You pronounced judgment from heaven. The earth feared, and was silent,

Thou didst cause judgment to be heard from heaven; the earth feared, and was still,

You did cause judgment to be heard from heaven; the earth feared, and was still,

76:9 When God arose to judgment, to save all the meek of the earth. Selah.

What does Psalms 76:8 mean?

Psalms 76:8 is a verse in the book of Psalms, in the Old Testament. In the original Hebrew, key words include דִּין (dîyn), שָׁמַע (shâmaʻ), שָׁמַיִם (shâmayim).

Hebrew interlinear

Thou

didst

cause

judgmentדִּיןdîyn/deen/H1779judgement (the suit, justice, sentence or tribunal); by implication also strife

heardשָׁמַעshâmaʻ/shaw-mah'/H8085to hear intelligently (often with implication of attention, obedience, etc.; causatively, to tell, etc.)

from

heaven;שָׁמַיִםshâmayim/shaw-mah'-yim/H8064the sky (as aloft; the dual perhaps alluding to the visible arch in which the clouds move, as well as to the higher ether where the celestial bodies revolve)

the

earthאֶרֶץʼerets/eh'-rets/H776the earth (at large, or partitively a land)

feared,יָרֵאyârêʼ/yaw-ray'/H3372to fear; morally, to revere; caus. to frighten

and

was

still,שָׁקַטshâqaṭ/shaw-kat'/H8252to repose (usually figurative)

Topics

Anger of God, the Meekness

Verses like this

Other verses that share key original-language words with Psalms 76:8.

Deuteronomy 2:25

This day will I begin to put the dread of thee and the fear of thee upon the nations that are under the whole heaven, who shall hear report of thee, and shall tremble, and be in anguish because of thee.

Genesis 1:30

And to every beast of the earth, and to every fowl of the air, and to every thing that creepeth upon the earth, wherein there is life, I have given every green herb for meat: and it was so. life: Heb. a living soul

Genesis 35:22

And it came to pass, when Israel dwelt in that land, that Reuben went and lay with Bilhah his father's concubine: and Israel heard it. Now the sons of Jacob were twelve:

Genesis 7:19

And the waters prevailed exceedingly upon the earth; and all the high hills, that were under the whole heaven, were covered.

Isaiah 7:4

And say unto him, Take heed, and be quiet; fear not, neither be fainthearted for the two tails of these smoking firebrands, for the fierce anger of Rezin with Syria, and of the son of Remaliah. neither: Heb. let not thy heart be tender

Judges 18:7

Then the five men departed, and came to Laish, and saw the people that were therein, how they dwelt careless, after the manner of the Zidonians, quiet and secure; and there was no magistrate in the land, that might put them to shame in any thing; and they were far from the Zidonians, and had no business with any man. magistrate: Heb. possessor, or, heir of restraint

Frequently asked questions

What does Psalms 76:8 say?

Psalms 76:8 (King James Version) reads: "Thou didst cause judgment to be heard from heaven; the earth feared, and was still,"

Is Psalms 76:8 in the Old or New Testament?

Psalms 76:8 is in the Old Testament of the Bible, in the book of Psalms.

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