Psalms 76 · Verse 12

Psalms 76:12

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

Psalms 76:12 in other translations

BSBHe breaks the spirits of princes; He is feared by the kings of the earth.
WEBHe will cut off the spirit of princes. He is feared by the kings of the earth.
ASVHe will cut off the spirit of princes: He is terrible to the kings of the earth.
YLTHe doth gather the spirit of leaders, Fearful to the kings of earth!
DARBYHe cutteth off the spirit of princes; he is terrible to the kings of the earth.
BBEHe puts an end to the wrath of rulers; he is feared by the kings of the earth.
WebsterHe shall cut off the spirit of princes: he is terrible to the kings of the earth.

What does Psalms 76:12 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Psalms 76:11-12

11-12. Invite homage to such a God (2Ch 32:23), who can stop the breath of kings and princes when He wills (Da 5:23).

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Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 12 He shall cut off the spirit of princes - Even in the midst of their conquests, he can fill them with terror and dismay, or cut them off in their career of victory. He is terrible to the icings of the earth - "He is the only Ruler of princes;" to him they must account. And a terrible account most of them will have to give to the great God; especially those who, instigated by the desire of dominion, have, in the lust of conquest which it generates, laid countries waste by fire and sword, making widows and orphans without number, and extending the empire of desolation and death. Thus all are under his dominion, and are accountable to him. Even those whom man cannot bring to justice, God will; and to judge them is one grand use of a final judgment day.

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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 76:12 in the original Hebrew

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

יִ֭בְצֹרYiv.tzorhe humblesH1219
ר֣וּחַRu.ach[the] spirit ofH7307
נְגִידִ֑יםne.gi.DimrulersH5057
נ֝וֹרָ֗אno.Ra'[he is] to be fearedH3372
לְמַלְכֵי\־le.mal.khei-by [the] kings ofH4428
אָֽרֶץ\׃'A.retz[the] earthH776

Source: STEPBible TAHOT/TAGNT (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0).

Cross references for Psalms 76:12

  • Zephaniah 3:6

    I have cut off the nations: their towers are desolate; I made their streets waste, that none passeth by: their cities are destroyed, so that there is no man, that there is none inhabitant.

  • Isaiah 13:6-8

    Howl ye; for the day of the Lord is at hand; it shall come as a destruction from the Almighty. Therefore shall all hands be faint, and every man’s heart shall melt: And they shall be afraid: pangs and sorrows shall take hold of them; they shall be in pain as a woman that travaileth: they shall be amazed one at another; their faces shall be as flames.

  • Psalms 68:12

    Kings of armies did flee apace: and she that tarried at home divided the spoil.

  • Isaiah 24:21

    And it shall come to pass in that day, that the Lord shall punish the host of the high ones that are on high, and the kings of the earth upon the earth.

  • Psalms 2:5

    Then shall he speak unto them in his wrath, and vex them in his sore displeasure.

  • 2 Chronicles 32:21

    And the Lord sent an angel, which cut off all the mighty men of valour, and the leaders and captains in the camp of the king of Assyria. So he returned with shame of face to his own land. And when he was come into the house of his god, they that came forth of his own bowels slew him there with the sword.

  • Revelation 6:15

    And the kings of the earth, and the great men, and the rich men, and the chief captains, and the mighty men, and every bondman, and every free man, hid themselves in the dens and in the rocks of the mountains;

  • Psalms 2:10

    Be wise now therefore, O ye kings: be instructed, ye judges of the earth.

  • Psalms 47:2

    For the Lord most high is terrible; he is a great King over all the earth.

  • Psalms 48:4-6

    For, lo, the kings were assembled, they passed by together. They saw it, and so they marvelled; they were troubled, and hasted away. Fear took hold upon them there, and pain, as of a woman in travail.

  • Psalms 68:35

    O God, thou art terrible out of thy holy places: the God of Israel is he that giveth strength and power unto his people. Blessed be God.

  • Joshua 5:1

    And it came to pass, when all the kings of the Amorites, which were on the side of Jordan westward, and all the kings of the Canaanites, which were by the sea, heard that the Lord had dried up the waters of Jordan from before the children of Israel, until we were passed over, that their heart melted, neither was there spirit in them any more, because of the children of Israel.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
He shall.
2:5,10; 48:4-6; 68:12,35; Jos 5:1; 2Ch 32:21; Zep 3:6
terrible.
Isa 13:6-8; 24:21; Re 6:15; 19:17-21

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Context

  • 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.

  • Psalms 76:12

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

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Psalms 76:12 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909
Cortará él el espíritu de los príncipes: terrible es á los reyes de la tierra.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885
Vouez, et acquittez vos vœux envers l’ Éternel, votre Dieu; que tous ceux qui l’entourent apportent des présents au Redoutable.
German
Elberfelder 1871
Er wird abmähen den Geist der Fürsten, er ist furchtbar den Königen der Erde.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate
Memor fui operum Domini, quia memor ero ab initio mirabilium tuorum: