Psalms 76 · Verse 7

Psalms 76:7

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

Psalms 76:7, King James Version

Psalms 76:7 in other translations

BSB	You alone are to be feared. When You are angry, who can stand before You?
WEB	You, even you, are to be feared. Who can stand in your sight when you are angry?
ASV	Thou, even thou, art to be feared; And who may stand in thy sight when once thou art angry?
YLT	Thou, fearful art Thou, And who doth stand before Thee, Since Thou hast been angry!
DARBY	Thou, thou art to be feared, and who can stand before thee when once thou art angry?
BBE	You, you are to be feared; who may keep his place before you in the time of your wrath?
Webster	Thou, even thou, art to be feared: and who may stand in thy sight when once thou art angry?

What does Psalms 76:7 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown

7. may ... sight--contend with Thee (De 9:4; Jos 7:12).

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

Adam Clarke's Commentary

Verse 7 Thou, even thou, art to be feared - The Hebrew is simple, but very emphatic: אתה נורא אתה attah nora attah, "Thou art terrible; thou art." The repetition of the pronoun deepens the sense. When once thou art angry? - Literally, From the time thou art angry. In the moment thy wrath is kindled, in that moment judgment is executed. How awful is this consideration! If one hundred and eighty-five thousand men were in one moment destroyed by the wrath of God, canst thou, thou poor, miserable, feeble sinner, resist his will, and turn aside his thunder!

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 does to the raging sea; hitherto it shall come, and no further. Let all submit to God. Our prayers and praises, and especially our hearts, are the presents we should bring to the Lord. His name is glorious, and he is the proper object of our fear. He shall cut off the spirit of princes; he shall slip it off easily, as we slip off a flower from the stalk, or a bunch of grapes from the vine; so the word signifies. He can dispirit the most daring: since there is no contending with God, it is our wisdom, as it is our duty, to submit to him. Let us seek his favour as our portion, and commit all our concerns to him.

Matthew Henry, 1706 · public domain

Psalms 76:7 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.

אַתָּ֤ה\׀'a.TahyouH859

נ֥וֹרָאNo.ra'[are] to be fearedH3372

אַ֗תָּה'A.tahyouH859

וּמִֽי\־u.mi-and who?H4310

יַעֲמֹ֥דya.'a.Modwill he standH5975

לְפָנֶ֗יךָle.fa.Nei.kha<to> before youH6440

מֵאָ֥זme.'Azfrom thenH227

אַפֶּֽךָ\׃'a.Pe.khaanger yourH639

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

Cross references for Psalms 76:7

Nahum 1:6
Who can stand before his indignation? and who can abide in the fierceness of his anger? his fury is poured out like fire, and the rocks are thrown down by him.
Psalms 2:12
Kiss the Son, lest he be angry, and ye perish from the way, when his wrath is kindled but a little. Blessed are all they that put their trust in him.
Psalms 89:7
God is greatly to be feared in the assembly of the saints, and to be had in reverence of all them that are about him.
Revelation 14:7
Saying with a loud voice, Fear God, and give glory to him; for the hour of his judgment is come: and worship him that made heaven, and earth, and the sea, and the fountains of waters.
Revelation 6:16-17
And said to the mountains and rocks, Fall on us, and hide us from the face of him that sitteth on the throne, and from the wrath of the Lamb: For the great day of his wrath is come; and who shall be able to stand?
1 Corinthians 10:22
Do we provoke the Lord to jealousy? are we stronger than he?
Matthew 10:28
And fear not them which kill the body, but are not able to kill the soul: but rather fear him which is able to destroy both soul and body in hell.
Psalms 130:3
If thou, Lord, shouldest mark iniquities, O Lord, who shall stand?
Ezra 9:15
O Lord God of Israel, thou art righteous: for we remain yet escaped, as it is this day: behold, we are before thee in our trespasses: for we cannot stand before thee because of this.
1 Chronicles 16:25
For great is the Lord, and greatly to be praised: he also is to be feared above all gods.
Psalms 90:11
Who knoweth the power of thine anger? even according to thy fear, so is thy wrath.
Revelation 15:4
Who shall not fear thee, O Lord, and glorify thy name? for thou only art holy: for all nations shall come and worship before thee; for thy judgments are made manifest.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

even thou.
89:7; Jer 10:7-10; Mt 10:28; Re 14:7; 15:4
who.
90:11; Na 1:6; 1Co 10:22; Re 6:16,17
when.
2:12

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Context

Psalms 76:6
At thy rebuke, O God of Jacob, both the chariot and horse are cast into a dead sleep.
Psalms 76:7
Thou, even thou, art to be feared: and who may stand in thy sight when once thou art angry?
Psalms 76:8
Thou didst cause judgment to be heard from heaven; the earth feared, and was still,

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Psalms 76:7 in other languages

Spanish Reina-Valera 1909	Tú, terrible eres tú: ¿y quién parará delante de ti, en comenzando tu ira?
French Bible J.N. Darby 1885	Quand tu les as tancés, ô Dieu de Jacob! chars et chevaux se sont endormis profondément.
German Elberfelder 1871	Du, du bist furchtbar, und wer kann vor dir bestehen, sobald du erzürnst!
Latin Clementine Vulgate	Et meditatus sum nocte cum corde meo, et exercitabar, et scopebam spiritum meum.