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With stringed instruments. A psalm of Asaph. A song. God is renowned in Judah; in Israel his name is great.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/psalms/76.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />God is honored in Judah; his name is great in Israel.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/psalms/76.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />In Judah God is known; his name is great in Israel.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/psalms/76.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />For the choirmaster. With stringed instruments. A Psalm of Asaph. A song. God is known in Judah; His name is great in Israel.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/psalms/76.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />To the chief Musician on Neginoth, A Psalm <i>or</i> Song of Asaph. In Judah <i>is</i> God known: his name <i>is</i> great in Israel.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/psalms/76.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />To the Chief Musician. On stringed instruments. A Psalm of Asaph. A Song. In Judah God <i>is</i> known; His name <i>is</i> great in Israel.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/psalms/76.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />For the music director; on stringed instruments. A Psalm of Asaph, a Song. God is known in Judah; His name is great in Israel.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/psalms/76.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />For the choir director; on stringed instruments. A Psalm of Asaph, a Song. God is known in Judah; His name is great in Israel.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/psalms/76.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />God is known in Judah; His name is great in Israel.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/psalms/76.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />For the choir director. With stringed instruments. A Psalm of Asaph. A Song. God is known in Judah; His name is great in Israel.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/psalms/76.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />To the Chief Musician; on stringed instruments. A Psalm of Asaph. A Song. God is known in Judah; His name is great in Israel.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/psalms/76.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />For the choir director: with stringed instruments. A psalm of Asaph. † A song. God is known in Judah; his name is great in Israel.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/psalms/76.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />For the choir director: with stringed instruments. A psalm of Asaph. A song. God is known in Judah; His name is great in Israel. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/psalms/76.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />For the Chief Musician; on stringed instruments. A Psalm of Asaph, a Song. In Judah is God known: His name is great in Israel.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/psalms/76.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />You, our God, are famous in Judah and honored in Israel. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/psalms/76.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />For the Chief Musician; on stringed instruments. A Psalm of Asaph, a Song. In Judah is God known: his name is great in Israel.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/psalms/76.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />[For the choir director; on stringed instruments; a psalm by Asaph; a song.] God is known in Judah. His name is great in Israel.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/psalms/76.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />God is known in Judah; his name is honored in Israel. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/psalms/76.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />God is known in Judah; in Israel his reputation is great.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/psalms/76.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />For the choirmaster. With stringed instruments. A Psalm of Asaph. A song. God is known in Judah; His name is great in Israel.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/psalms/76.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />For the music director; to be accompanied by stringed instruments; a psalm of Asaph, a song. God has revealed himself in Judah; in Israel his reputation is great. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/psalms/76.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />[For the Chief Musician. On stringed instruments. A Psalm by Asaph. A song.] In Judah, God is known. His name is great in Israel.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/psalms/76.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />To the chief Musician on Neginoth, A Psalm or Song of Asaph. In Judah is God known: his name is great in Israel.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/psalms/76.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />For the Chief Musician. On stringed instruments. A Psalm by Asaph. A song. In Judah, God is known. His name is great in Israel. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/psalms/76.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />TO THE OVERSEER. WITH STRINGED INSTRUMENTS. A PSALM OF ASAPH. A SONG. God [is] known in Judah, "" His Name [is] great in Israel.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/psalms/76.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> To the Overseer with stringed instruments. -- A Psalm of Asaph. -- A Song. In Judah is God known, in Israel His name is great.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/psalms/76.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />To the overseer upon the stringed instrument: chanting to Asaph song. In Judah was God known: great his name in Israel.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/psalms/76.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />Unto the end, in praises, a psalm for Asaph: a canticle to the Assyrians. In Judea God is known: his name is great in Israel. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/psalms/76.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br /><V 75:1>Unto the end. With Praises. A Psalm of Asaph. A Canticle to the Assyrians. <V 75:2>In Judea, God is known. In Israel, his name is great.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/psalms/76.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />For the leader; a psalm with stringed instruments. A song of Asaph. [2] Renowned in Judah is God, whose name is great in Israel. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/psalms/76.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />In Judah God is known, his name is great in Israel.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/psalms/76.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />IN Judah is God known; his name is great in Israel.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/psalms/76.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />God is known in Yehuda and his Name is great in Israel.<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/psalms/76.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />For the Leader; with string-music. A Psalm of Asaph, a Song. In Judah is God known; His name is great in Israel.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/psalms/76.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />For the end, among the Hymns, a Psalm for Asaph; a Song for the Assyrian. God is known in Judea: his name is great in Israel.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/psalms/76-1.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/nFaD2oDhKPc?start=9239" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/psalms/76.htm">God's Name is Great in Israel</a></span><br> <span class="reftext">1</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/5329.htm" title="5329: lam·naṣ·ṣê·aḥ (Prep-l, Art:: V-Piel-Prtcpl-ms) -- Preeminent or enduring. A primitive root; properly, to glitter from afar, i.e. To be eminent; also, to be permanent.">For the choirmaster.</a> <a href="/hebrew/5058.htm" title="5058: bin·ḡî·nōṯ (Prep-b:: N-fp) -- Music. ">With stringed instruments.</a> <a href="/hebrew/4210.htm" title="4210: miz·mō·wr (N-ms) -- A melody. From zamar; properly, instrumental music; by implication, a poem set to notes.">A Psalm</a> <a href="/hebrew/623.htm" title="623: lə·’ā·sāp̄ (Prep-l:: N-proper-ms) -- Gatherer, the name of several Isr. From 'acaph; collector; Asaph, the name of three Israelites, and of the family of the first.">of Asaph.</a> <a href="/hebrew/7892.htm" title="7892: šîr (N-ms) -- A song, singing. Or feminine shiyrah; from shiyr; a song; abstractly, singing.">A song.</a> <a href="/hebrew/430.htm" title="430: ’ĕ·lō·hîm (N-mp) -- Plural of 'elowahh; gods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used of the supreme God"> God</a> <a href="/hebrew/3045.htm" title="3045: nō·w·ḏā‘ (V-Nifal-Prtcpl-ms) -- A primitive root; to know; used in a great variety of senses, figuratively, literally, euphemistically and inferentially.">is known</a> <a href="/hebrew/3063.htm" title="3063: bî·hū·ḏāh (Prep-b:: N-proper-ms) -- From yadah; celebrated; Jehudah, the name of five Israelites; also of the tribe descended from the first, and of its territory.">in Judah;</a> <a href="/hebrew/8034.htm" title="8034: šə·mōw (N-msc:: 3ms) -- A primitive word; an appellation, as a mark or memorial of individuality; by implication honor, authority, character.">His name</a> <a href="/hebrew/1419.htm" title="1419: gā·ḏō·wl (Adj-ms) -- Great. Or gadol; from gadal; great; hence, older; also insolent.">is great</a> <a href="/hebrew/3478.htm" title="3478: bə·yiś·rā·’êl (Prep-b:: N-proper-ms) -- From sarah and 'el; he will rule as God; Jisrael, a symbolical name of Jacob; also of his posterity.">in Israel.</a> </span><span class="reftext">2</span>His tent is in Salem, His dwelling place in Zion.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/48-1.htm">Psalm 48:1-2</a></span><br />A song. A Psalm of the sons of Korah. Great is the LORD, and greatly to be praised in the city of our God, His holy mountain. / Beautiful in loftiness, the joy of all the earth, like the peaks of Zaphon is Mount Zion, the city of the great King.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/9-11.htm">Psalm 9:11</a></span><br />Sing praises to the LORD, who dwells in Zion; proclaim His deeds among the nations.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/147-19.htm">Psalm 147:19-20</a></span><br />He declares His word to Jacob, His statutes and judgments to Israel. / He has done this for no other nation; they do not know His judgments. Hallelujah!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/12-4.htm">Isaiah 12:4-6</a></span><br />and on that day you will say: “Give praise to the LORD; proclaim His name! Make His works known among the peoples; declare that His name is exalted. / Sing to the LORD, for He has done glorious things. Let this be known in all the earth. / Cry out and sing, O citizen of Zion, for great among you is the Holy One of Israel.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/33-5.htm">Isaiah 33:5</a></span><br />The LORD is exalted, for He dwells on high; He has filled Zion with justice and righteousness.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_chronicles/6-6.htm">2 Chronicles 6:6</a></span><br />But now I have chosen Jerusalem for My Name to be there, and I have chosen David to be over My people Israel.’<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_kings/8-29.htm">1 Kings 8:29</a></span><br />May Your eyes be open toward this temple night and day, toward the place of which You said, ‘My Name shall be there,’ so that You may hear the prayer that Your servant prays toward this place.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/zechariah/8-3.htm">Zechariah 8:3</a></span><br />This is what the LORD says: “I will return to Zion and dwell in Jerusalem. Then Jerusalem will be called the City of Truth, and the mountain of the LORD of Hosts will be called the Holy Mountain.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/joel/3-16.htm">Joel 3:16-17</a></span><br />The LORD will roar from Zion and raise His voice from Jerusalem; heaven and earth will tremble. But the LORD will be a refuge for His people, a stronghold for the people of Israel. / Then you will know that I am the LORD your God, who dwells in Zion, My holy mountain. Jerusalem will be holy, never again to be overrun by foreigners.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/amos/1-2.htm">Amos 1:2</a></span><br />He said: “The LORD roars from Zion and raises His voice from Jerusalem; the pastures of the shepherds mourn, and the summit of Carmel withers.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/john/4-22.htm">John 4:22</a></span><br />You worship what you do not know; we worship what we do know, for salvation is from the Jews.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/romans/1-16.htm">Romans 1:16</a></span><br />I am not ashamed of the gospel, because it is the power of God for salvation to everyone who believes, first to the Jew, then to the Greek.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/romans/9-4.htm">Romans 9:4-5</a></span><br />the people of Israel. Theirs is the adoption as sons; theirs the divine glory and the covenants; theirs the giving of the law, the temple worship, and the promises. / Theirs are the patriarchs, and from them proceeds the human descent of Christ, who is God over all, forever worthy of praise! Amen.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hebrews/12-22.htm">Hebrews 12:22-24</a></span><br />Instead, you have come to Mount Zion, to the city of the living God, the heavenly Jerusalem. You have come to myriads of angels / in joyful assembly, to the congregation of the firstborn, enrolled in heaven. You have come to God the Judge of all, to the spirits of the righteous made perfect, / to Jesus the mediator of a new covenant, and to the sprinkled blood that speaks a better word than the blood of Abel.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/revelation/21-2.htm">Revelation 21:2-3</a></span><br />I saw the holy city, the new Jerusalem, coming down out of heaven from God, prepared as a bride adorned for her husband. / And I heard a loud voice from the throne saying: “Behold, the dwelling place of God is with man, and He will dwell with them. They will be His people, and God Himself will be with them as their God.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">In Judah is God known: his name is great in Israel.</p><p class="hdg">Neginoth</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/4-1.htm">Psalm 4:1</a></b></br> To the chief Musician on Neginoth, A Psalm of David. Hear me when I call, O God of my righteousness: thou hast enlarged me <i>when I was</i> in distress; have mercy upon me, and hear my prayer.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/54-1.htm">Psalm 54:1</a></b></br> To the chief Musician on Neginoth, Maschil, <i>A Psalm</i> of David, when the Ziphims came and said to Saul, Doth not David hide himself with us? Save me, O God, by thy name, and judge me by thy strength.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/61-1.htm">Psalm 61:1</a></b></br> To the chief Musician upon Neginah, <i>A Psalm</i> of David. Hear my cry, O God; attend unto my prayer.</p><p class="hdg">A Psalm.</p><p class="hdg">of Asaph.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/48-1.htm">Psalm 48:1-3</a></b></br> A Song <i>and</i> Psalm for the sons of Korah. Great <i>is</i> the LORD, and greatly to be praised in the city of our God, <i>in</i> the mountain of his holiness… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/147-19.htm">Psalm 147:19,20</a></b></br> He sheweth his word unto Jacob, his statutes and his judgments unto Israel… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/deuteronomy/4-7.htm">Deuteronomy 4:7,8,34-36</a></b></br> For what nation <i>is there so</i> great, who <i>hath</i> God <i>so</i> nigh unto them, as the LORD our God <i>is</i> in all <i>things that</i> we call upon him <i>for</i>? … </p><p class="hdg">his</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/98-2.htm">Psalm 98:2,3</a></b></br> The LORD hath made known his salvation: his righteousness hath he openly shewed in the sight of the heathen… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/148-13.htm">Psalm 148:13,14</a></b></br> Let them praise the name of the LORD: for his name alone is excellent; his glory <i>is</i> above the earth and heaven… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/1_chronicles/29-10.htm">1 Chronicles 29:10-12</a></b></br> Wherefore David blessed the LORD before all the congregation: and David said, Blessed <i>be</i> thou, LORD God of Israel our father, for ever and ever… </p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/psalms/75-10.htm">Asaph</a> <a href="/psalms/75-10.htm">Chief</a> <a href="/psalms/75-1.htm">Choirmaster</a> <a href="/psalms/70-1.htm">Director</a> <a href="/psalms/74-14.htm">Great</a> <a href="/psalms/75-10.htm">Instruments</a> <a href="/psalms/73-1.htm">Israel</a> <a href="/psalms/69-35.htm">Judah</a> <a href="/psalms/75-1.htm">Leader</a> <a href="/psalms/71-22.htm">Music</a> <a href="/psalms/75-10.htm">Musician</a> <a href="/psalms/75-1.htm">Music-Maker</a> <a href="/psalms/67-1.htm">Neginoth</a> <a href="/psalms/75-10.htm">Psalm</a> <a href="/psalms/75-10.htm">Song</a> <a href="/psalms/75-1.htm">Song&Gt</a> <a href="/psalms/75-10.htm">Stringed</a> <a href="/psalms/67-1.htm">String-Music</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/psalms/76-12.htm">Asaph</a> <a href="/psalms/76-12.htm">Chief</a> <a href="/psalms/77-1.htm">Choirmaster</a> <a href="/psalms/77-1.htm">Director</a> <a href="/psalms/77-13.htm">Great</a> <a href="/psalms/81-2.htm">Instruments</a> <a href="/psalms/78-5.htm">Israel</a> <a href="/psalms/78-68.htm">Judah</a> <a href="/psalms/77-1.htm">Leader</a> <a href="/psalms/77-1.htm">Music</a> <a href="/psalms/76-12.htm">Musician</a> <a href="/psalms/77-1.htm">Music-Maker</a> <a href="/psalms/4-1.htm">Neginoth</a> <a href="/psalms/76-12.htm">Psalm</a> <a href="/psalms/77-6.htm">Song</a> <a href="/psalms/87-1.htm">Song&Gt</a> <a href="/psalms/150-4.htm">Stringed</a> <a href="/habakkuk/3-19.htm">String-Music</a><div class="vheading2">Psalm 76</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/psalms/76-1.htm">A declaration of God's majesty in the church</a></span><br><span class="reftext">11. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/psalms/76-11.htm">An exhortation to serve him reverently.</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> <br /><br /> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/psalms/76.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/psalms/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/psalms/76.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div><b>For the choirmaster.</b><br>This phrase indicates that the psalm was intended for public worship and was directed to the leader of music in the temple. The role of the choirmaster was crucial in organizing and leading the musical aspects of worship, which were an integral part of Israelite religious life.<p><b>With stringed instruments.</b><br>The use of stringed instruments suggests a rich musical tradition in ancient Israel. Instruments like the harp and lyre were commonly used in temple worship, enhancing the emotional and spiritual experience of the psalm.<p><b>A Psalm of Asaph.</b><br>Asaph was one of David's chief musicians, and several psalms are attributed to him or his descendants. This attribution connects the psalm to a tradition of Levitical musicianship and prophetic insight, as Asaph was known for both.<p><b>A song.</b><br>This designation emphasizes the psalm's lyrical and musical nature, meant to be sung as part of worship. It highlights the importance of music in expressing theological truths and communal identity.<p><b>God is known in Judah;</b><br>Judah, the southern kingdom, was the center of worship with Jerusalem as its capital. This phrase underscores the special revelation and relationship God had with Judah, where His presence was most intimately experienced in the temple.<p><b>His name is great in Israel.</b><br>The name of God represents His character and deeds. In Israel, God's greatness was demonstrated through His acts of deliverance and covenant faithfulness. This phrase reflects the national identity centered around God's mighty works and His covenant with the people.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/g/god.htm">God</a></b><br>The central figure of the verse, whose attributes and actions are the focus of worship and reverence.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/j/judah.htm">Judah</a></b><br>A significant tribe and region in ancient Israel, representing the southern kingdom and often associated with the Davidic line and Jerusalem.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/i/israel.htm">Israel</a></b><br>The collective name for the descendants of Jacob, representing the northern kingdom and the people of God as a whole.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/t/the_importance_of_knowing_god.htm">The Importance of Knowing God</a></b><br>Understanding who God is and His attributes is foundational for faith. In Judah, God was known, indicating a relationship and revelation that we should seek in our own lives.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_significance_of_god's_name.htm">The Significance of God's Name</a></b><br>God's name represents His character and authority. As believers, we are called to honor and proclaim His name, recognizing its power and significance in our lives.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/u/unity_in_worship.htm">Unity in Worship</a></b><br>The mention of both Judah and Israel highlights the unity of God's people in worship. Despite divisions, the greatness of God's name unites believers in praise and purpose.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/c/cultural_and_historical_context.htm">Cultural and Historical Context</a></b><br>Understanding the historical context of Judah and Israel helps us appreciate the depth of God's revelation and His ongoing work among His people.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/p/personal_reflection_and_response.htm">Personal Reflection and Response</a></b><br>Reflect on how God is known in your life and community. Consider ways to make His name great through your actions and testimony.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_psalm_76.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Psalm 76</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/can_we_trust_psalm_108_8-9's_borders.htm">How can we trust the territorial claims in verse 8-9 if there's little archeological evidence aligning with these borders (Psalm 108:8-9)?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_did_invasions_succeed_if_god_is_angry.htm">Psalm 76:7: If 'none can stand' before God's anger, how do we explain the numerous successful invasions of Judah documented in biblical and extrabiblical records?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_does_psalm_144_1_align_with_peace.htm">How can Psalm 144:1's portrayal of God training hands for war be reconciled with other biblical teachings on peace (e.g., Matthew 5:9)?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_does_god's_help_seem_inconsistent.htm">Psalm 124:1-2 affirms God's intervention for Israel, yet historical records detail numerous defeats. Why do these interventions appear inconsistent with recorded losses?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/psalms/76.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(1) <span class= "bld">Judah . . . Israel.</span>--A comparison with <a href="/context/psalms/114-1.htm" title="When Israel went out of Egypt, the house of Jacob from a people of strange language;">Psalm 114:1-2</a>, leads to the conclusion that these names are introduced here in this order, simply for the rhythm. (Comp. "Salem" and "Sion" in the next verse, and notice that the four names offer an instance of introversion, the more restricted terms, Judah, Sion, occupying the first and last clauses, the more general Israel, Salem, the middle ones.)<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/psalms/76.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 1.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">In Judah is God known</span> (comp. <a href="/psalms/9-16.htm">Psalm 9:16</a>; <a href="/psalms/48-3.htm">Psalm 48:3</a>). By "known" is meant "freshly made known," "revealed," as it were, "anew" by the recent wonderful deliverance. <span class="cmt_word">His Name is great in Israel;</span> <span class="accented">i.e.</span> greatly honourcd and regarded, on account of what has happened. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/psalms/76-1.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">For the choirmaster.</span><br /><span class="heb">לַמְנַצֵּ֥חַ</span> <span class="translit">(lam·naṣ·ṣê·aḥ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-l, Article | Verb - Piel - Participle - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5329.htm">Strong's 5329: </a> </span><span class="str2">To glitter from afar, to be eminent, to be permanent</span><br /><br /><span class="word">With stringed instruments.</span><br /><span class="heb">בִּנְגִינֹ֑ת</span> <span class="translit">(bin·ḡî·nōṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-b | Noun - feminine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5058.htm">Strong's 5058: </a> </span><span class="str2">Instrumental music, a stringed instrument, a poem set to music, an epigram</span><br /><br /><span class="word">A Psalm</span><br /><span class="heb">מִזְמ֖וֹר</span> <span class="translit">(miz·mō·wr)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4210.htm">Strong's 4210: </a> </span><span class="str2">Instrumental music, a poem set to notes</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of Asaph.</span><br /><span class="heb">לְאָסָ֣ף</span> <span class="translit">(lə·’ā·sāp̄)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-l | Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_623.htm">Strong's 623: </a> </span><span class="str2">Asaph -- 'gatherer', the name of several Israelites</span><br /><br /><span class="word">A Song.</span><br /><span class="heb">שִֽׁיר׃</span> <span class="translit">(šîr)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7892.htm">Strong's 7892: </a> </span><span class="str2">A song, singing</span><br /><br /><span class="word">God</span><br /><span class="heb">אֱלֹהִ֑ים</span> <span class="translit">(’ĕ·lō·hîm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_430.htm">Strong's 430: </a> </span><span class="str2">gods -- the supreme God, magistrates, a superlative</span><br /><br /><span class="word">is known</span><br /><span class="heb">נוֹדָ֣ע</span> <span class="translit">(nō·w·ḏā‘)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Nifal - Participle - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3045.htm">Strong's 3045: </a> </span><span class="str2">To know</span><br /><br /><span class="word">in Judah;</span><br /><span class="heb">בִּֽיהוּדָ֣ה</span> <span class="translit">(bî·hū·ḏāh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-b | Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3063.htm">Strong's 3063: </a> </span><span class="str2">Judah -- 'praised', a son of Jacob, also the southern kingdom, also four Israelites</span><br /><br /><span class="word">His name</span><br /><span class="heb">שְׁמֽוֹ׃</span> <span class="translit">(šə·mōw)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8034.htm">Strong's 8034: </a> </span><span class="str2">A name</span><br /><br /><span class="word">is great</span><br /><span class="heb">גָּד֥וֹל</span> <span class="translit">(gā·ḏō·wl)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adjective - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1419.htm">Strong's 1419: </a> </span><span class="str2">Great, older, insolent</span><br /><br /><span class="word">in Israel.</span><br /><span class="heb">בְּ֝יִשְׂרָאֵ֗ל</span> <span class="translit">(bə·yiś·rā·’êl)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-b | Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3478.htm">Strong's 3478: </a> </span><span class="str2">Israel -- 'God strives', another name of Jacob and his desc</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/psalms/76-1.htm">Psalm 76:1 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/psalms/76-1.htm">Psalm 76:1 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/psalms/76-1.htm">Psalm 76:1 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/psalms/76-1.htm">Psalm 76:1 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/psalms/76-1.htm">Psalm 76:1 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/psalms/76-1.htm">Psalm 76:1 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/psalms/76-1.htm">Psalm 76:1 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/psalms/76-1.htm">Psalm 76:1 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/psalms/76-1.htm">Psalm 76:1 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/psalms/76-1.htm">Psalm 76:1 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/psalms/76-1.htm">OT Poetry: Psalm 76:1 For the Chief Musician (Psalm Ps Psa.) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/psalms/75-10.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Psalm 75:10"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Psalm 75:10" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/psalms/76-2.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Psalm 76:2"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Psalm 76:2" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>