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Psalms 76:9

76:8 Thou didst cause judgment to be heard from heaven; the earth feared, and was still,
When God arose to judgment, to save all the meek of the earth. Selah.

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when God arose to judgment, to save all the afflicted ones of the earth. Selah.

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

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

76:10 Surely the wrath of man shall praise thee: the remainder of wrath shalt thou restrain.

What does Psalms 76:9 mean?

Psalms 76:9 is a verse in the book of Psalms, in the Old Testament. In the original Hebrew, key words include אֱלֹהִים (ʼĕlôhîym), קוּם (qûwm), מִשְׁפָּט (mishpâṭ).

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Godאֱלֹהִיםʼĕlôhîym/el-o-heem'/H430gods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used (in the plural thus, especially with the article) of the supreme God; occasionally applied by way of deference to magistrates; and sometimes as a superlative
aroseקוּםqûwm/koom/H6965to rise (in various applications, literal, figurative, intensive and causative)
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judgment,מִשְׁפָּטmishpâṭ/mish-pawt'/H4941properly, a verdict (favorable or unfavorable) pronounced judicially, especially a sentence or formal decree (human or (participant's) divine law, individual or collective), including the act, the place, the suit, the crime, and the penalty; abstractly, justice, including a participant's right or privilege (statutory or customary), or even a style
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saveיָשַׁעyâshaʻ/yaw-shah'/H3467properly, to be open, wide or free, i.e. (by implication) to be safe; causatively, to free or succor
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meekעָנָוʻânâv/aw-nawv'/H6035depressed (figuratively), in mind (gentle) or circumstances (needy, especially saintly)
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earth.אֶרֶץʼerets/eh'-rets/H776the earth (at large, or partitively a land)
Selah.סֶלָהçelâh/seh'-law/H5542suspension (of music), i.e. pause

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Other verses that share key original-language words with Psalms 76:9.

Genesis 1:1

In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth.

Genesis 1:10

And God called the dry land Earth; and the gathering together of the waters called he Seas: and God saw that it was good.

Genesis 1:11

And God said, Let the earth bring forth grass, the herb yielding seed, and the fruit tree yielding fruit after his kind, whose seed is in itself, upon the earth: and it was so. grass: Heb. tender grass

Genesis 1:12

And the earth brought forth grass, and herb yielding seed after his kind, and the tree yielding fruit, whose seed was in itself, after his kind: and God saw that it was good.

Genesis 1:17

And God set them in the firmament of the heaven to give light upon the earth,

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 1:20

And God said, Let the waters bring forth abundantly the moving creature that hath life, and fowl that may fly above the earth in the open firmament of heaven. moving: or, creeping life: Heb. soul fowl: Heb. let fowl fly open: Heb. face of the firmament of heaven

Genesis 1:22

And God blessed them, saying, Be fruitful, and multiply, and fill the waters in the seas, and let fowl multiply in the earth.

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What does Psalms 76:9 say?

Psalms 76:9 (King James Version) reads: "When God arose to judgment, to save all the meek of the earth. Selah."

Is Psalms 76:9 in the Old or New Testament?

Psalms 76:9 is in the Old Testament of the Bible, in the book of Psalms.

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