Psalms 76 · Verse 8

Psalms 76:8

Thou didst cause judgment to be heard from heaven; the earth feared, and was still,
Psalms 76:8, King James Version

Psalms 76:8 in other translations

BSBFrom heaven You pronounced judgment, and the earth feared and was still
WEBYou pronounced judgment from heaven. The earth feared, and was silent,
ASVThou didst cause sentence to be heard from heaven; The earth feared, and was still,
YLTFrom heaven Thou hast sounded judgment, Earth hath feared, and hath been still,
DARBYThou didst cause judgment to be heard from the heavens; the earth feared, and was still,
BBEFrom heaven you gave your decision; the earth, in its fear, gave no sound,
WebsterThou didst cause judgment to be heard from heaven; the earth feared, and was still,

What does Psalms 76:8 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Psalms 76:8-9
8-9. God's judgment on the wicked is His people's deliverance (Psa 9:12; 10:7).

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

Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 8 Thou didst cause judgment to be heard - When God declared by his prophet that the enemy should not prevail, but on the contrary be destroyed, the earth the land, and by metonymy the inhabitants of the land, were struck with astonishment and terror, so as not to be able to move. The great boaster Sennacherib, who carried terror, dismay and desolation every where, was now struck with dumb amazement; and the angel of the Almighty, in a moment, stopped the breath of those hosts in which he confided.

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 76:8 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.

מִ֭שָּׁמַיִםMi.sha.ma.yimfrom heavenH8064
הִשְׁמַ֣עְתָּhish.Ma'.tayou proclaimedH8085
דִּ֑יןDinjudgmentH1779
אֶ֖רֶץ'E.retz[the] earthH776
יָֽרְאָ֣הya.re.'Ahit was afraidH3372
וְשָׁקָֽטָה\׃ve.sha.Ka.tahand it was quietH8252

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

Cross references for Psalms 76:8

  • 2 Chronicles 20:29-30

    And the fear of God was on all the kingdoms of those countries, when they had heard that the Lord fought against the enemies of Israel. So the realm of Jehoshaphat was quiet: for his God gave him rest round about.

  • Habakkuk 2:20

    But the Lord is in his holy temple: let all the earth keep silence before him.

  • Zechariah 2:13

    Be silent, O all flesh, before the Lord: for he is raised up out of his holy habitation.

  • Judges 5:20

    They fought from heaven; the stars in their courses fought against Sisera.

  • Ezekiel 38:20-23

    So that the fishes of the sea, and the fowls of the heaven, and the beasts of the field, and all creeping things that creep upon the earth, and all the men that are upon the face of the earth, shall shake at my presence, and the mountains shall be thrown down, and the steep places shall fall, and every wall shall fall to the ground. And I will call for a sword against him throughout all my mountains, saith the Lord God: every man’s sword shall be against his brother. And I will plead against him with pestilence and with blood; and I will rain upon him, and upon his bands, and upon the many people that are with him, an overflowing rain, and great hailstones, fire, and brimstone. Thus will I magnify myself, and sanctify myself; and I will be known in the eyes of many nations, and they shall know that I am the Lord.

  • Psalms 46:10

    Be still, and know that I am God: I will be exalted among the heathen, I will be exalted in the earth.

  • 2 Chronicles 32:20-22

    And for this cause Hezekiah the king, and the prophet Isaiah the son of Amoz, prayed and cried to heaven. 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. Thus the Lord saved Hezekiah and the inhabitants of Jerusalem from the hand of Sennacherib the king of Assyria, and from the hand of all other, and guided them on every side.

  • 1 Chronicles 16:30

    Fear before him, all the earth: the world also shall be stable, that it be not moved.

  • Exodus 19:10

    And the Lord said unto Moses, Go unto the people, and sanctify them to day and to morrow, and let them wash their clothes,

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
didst.
Ex 19:10; Jud 5:20; 2Ch 32:20-22; Eze 38:20-23
still.
46:10; 2Ch 20:29,30; Hab 2:20; Zec 2:13

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Context

  • 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,

  • Psalms 76:9

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

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Psalms 76:8 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909		Desde los cielos hiciste oir juicio; la tierra tuvo temor y quedó suspensa,
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885		Tu es terrible, toi; et qui est-ce qui subsistera devant toi, dès que ta colère éclate?
German
Elberfelder 1871		Du ließest Gericht hören von den Himmeln her; die Erde fürchtete sich und ward stille.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate		Numquid in æternum projiciet Deus? aut non apponet ut complacitior sit adhuc?