Psalms 76 · Verse 10

Psalms 76:10

Surely the wrath of man shall praise thee: the remainder of wrath shalt thou restrain.
Psalms 76:10, King James Version

Psalms 76:10 in other translations

BSBEven the wrath of man shall praise You; with the survivors of wrath You will clothe Yourself.
WEBSurely the wrath of man praises you. The survivors of your wrath are restrained.
ASVSurely the wrath of man shall praise thee: The residue of wrath shalt thou gird upon thee.
YLTFor the fierceness of man praiseth Thee, The remnant of fierceness Thou girdest on.
DARBYFor the fury of man shall praise thee; the remainder of fury wilt thou gird on thyself.
BBEThe... will give you praise; the rest of...
WebsterSurely the wrath of man shall praise thee: the remainder of wrath wilt thou restrain.

What does Psalms 76:10 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
10. Man's wrath praises God by its futility before His power. restrain--or, "gird"; that is, Thyself, as with a sword, with which to destroy, or as an ornament to Thy praise.

Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown, 1871 · public domain

Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 10 Surely the wrath of man shall praise thee - The rage of Sennacherib shall only serve to manifest thy glory. The stronger he is, and the more he threatens, and the weaker thy people, the more shall thy majesty and mercy appear in his destruction and their support. The remainder of wrath shalt thou restrain - The Hebrew gives rather a different sense: "Thou shalt gird thyself with the remainder of wrath." Even after thou hast sent this signal destruction upon Sennacherib and his army, thou wilt continue to pursue the remnant of the persecutors of thy people; their wrath shall be the cause of the excitement of thy justice to destroy them. As a man girds himself with his girdle, that he may the better perform his work, so thou wilt gird thyself with wrath, that thou mayest destroy thy enemies. A good maxim has been taken from this verse: "God often so counterworks the evil designs of men against his cause and followers, that it turns out to their advantage and his glory; nor does he permit them to go to the extent of what they have purposed, and of what they are able to perform. He suffers them to do some mischief, but not all they would or can do." But how different is the reading of the Vulgate! Quoniam cogitatio hominis confitebitur tibi: et reliquiae cogitationis diem festum agent tibi: "The thought of man shall praise thee; and the remains of thought shall celebrate a feast day to thee." The Septuagint and the Ethiopic have understood the text in the same way. Some translate thus: "Certainly, the ferocity of the man (Sennacherib) shall praise thee: and thou shalt gird thyself with the spoils of the furious." The spoils of this great army shall be a booty for thy people. Probably this is the true notion of the place. The old Psalter renders it thus: For thoght of man sal schrife (confess) to the, and levyngs (remains) of thoght a feste day till the sal wirk. The paraphrase is curious, of which this is the substance: "When man forsakes perfitly his synne, and sithen (afterwards) rightwisness werks; it is a feste day; whenne the conscience is clered, and makes feste with the swetnes of goddes lufe, restand fra besynes of any creatur in erth: Than is God at hame with his spouse dwelland."

Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Psalms 76:7-12

God's people are the meek of the earth, the quiet in the land, that suffer wrong, but do none. The righteous God seems to keep silence long, yet, sooner or later, he will make judgment to be heard. We live in an angry, provoking world; we often feel much, and are apt to fear more, from the wrath of man. What will not turn to his praise, shall not be suffered to break out. He can set bounds to the wrath of man, as he…

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Psalms 76:10 in the original Hebrew

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כִּֽי\־ki-forH3588
חֲמַ֣תcha.Mat[the] anger ofH2534
אָדָ֣ם'a.DamhumankindH120
תּוֹדֶ֑ךָּto.De.kait will praise youH3034
שְׁאֵרִ֖יתshe.'e.Rit[the] remainder ofH7611
חֵמֹ֣תche.Motanger<s>H2534
תַּחְגֹּֽר\׃tach.Goryou will gird onH2296

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Cross references for Psalms 76:10

  • Romans 9:17

    For the scripture saith unto Pharaoh, Even for this same purpose have I raised thee up, that I might shew my power in thee, and that my name might be declared throughout all the earth.

  • Matthew 24:22

    And except those days should be shortened, there should no flesh be saved: but for the elect’s sake those days shall be shortened.

  • Daniel 3:19-20

    Then was Nebuchadnezzar full of fury, and the form of his visage was changed against Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed–nego: therefore he spake, and commanded that they should heat the furnace one seven times more than it was wont to be heated. And he commanded the most mighty men that were in his army to bind Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed–nego, and to cast them into the burning fiery furnace.

  • Acts 4:26-28

    The kings of the earth stood up, and the rulers were gathered together against the Lord, and against his Christ. For of a truth against thy holy child Jesus, whom thou hast anointed, both Herod, and Pontius Pilate, with the Gentiles, and the people of Israel, were gathered together, For to do whatsoever thy hand and thy counsel determined before to be done.

  • Exodus 15:9-11

    The enemy said, I will pursue, I will overtake, I will divide the spoil; my lust shall be satisfied upon them; I will draw my sword, my hand shall destroy them. Thou didst blow with thy wind, the sea covered them: they sank as lead in the mighty waters. Who is like unto thee, O Lord, among the gods? who is like thee, glorious in holiness, fearful in praises, doing wonders?

  • Genesis 50:20

    But as for you, ye thought evil against me; but God meant it unto good, to bring to pass, as it is this day, to save much people alive.

  • Genesis 37:26-28

    And Judah said unto his brethren, What profit is it if we slay our brother, and conceal his blood? Come, and let us sell him to the Ishmeelites, and let not our hand be upon him; for he is our brother and our flesh. And his brethren were content. Then there passed by Midianites merchantmen; and they drew and lifted up Joseph out of the pit, and sold Joseph to the Ishmeelites for twenty pieces of silver: and they brought Joseph into Egypt.

  • Exodus 9:16-17

    And in very deed for this cause have I raised thee up, for to shew in thee my power; and that my name may be declared throughout all the earth. As yet exaltest thou thyself against my people, that thou wilt not let them go?

  • Revelation 11:18

    And the nations were angry, and thy wrath is come, and the time of the dead, that they should be judged, and that thou shouldest give reward unto thy servants the prophets, and to the saints, and them that fear thy name, small and great; and shouldest destroy them which destroy the earth.

  • Exodus 18:11

    Now I know that the Lord is greater than all gods: for in the thing wherein they dealt proudly he was above them.

  • Psalms 65:7

    Which stilleth the noise of the seas, the noise of their waves, and the tumult of the people.

  • Acts 12:3-19

    And because he saw it pleased the Jews, he proceeded further to take Peter also. (Then were the days of unleavened bread.) And when he had apprehended him, he put him in prison, and delivered him to four quaternions of soldiers to keep him; intending after Easter to bring him forth to the people. Peter therefore was kept in prison: but prayer was made without ceasing of the church unto God for him. And when Herod would have brought him forth, the same night Peter was sleeping between two soldiers, bound with two chains: and the keepers before the door kept the prison. …

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Surely.
Ge 37:18-20,26-28; 50:20; Ex 9:16,17; 15:9-11; 18:11; Da 3:19,20
Ac 4:26-28; Re 11:18
remainder.
46:6; 65:7; 104:9; Mt 2:13-16; 24:22; Ac 12:3-19

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Context

  • Psalms 76:9

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

  • Psalms 76:10

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

  • Psalms 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.

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Psalms 76:10 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909		Ciertamente la ira del hombre te acarreará alabanza: tú reprimirás el resto de las iras.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885		Quand tu te levas, ô Dieu, pour le jugement, pour sauver tous les débonnaires de la terre. Sélah.
German
Elberfelder 1871		Denn der Grimm des Menschen wird dich preisen; mit dem Rest des Grimmes wirst du dich gürten.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate		aut obliviscetur misereri Deus? aut continebit in ira sua misericordias suas?