The Meaning of Psalms 76:9 Explained

Psalms 76:9

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

YLT: In the rising of God to judgment, To save all the humble of earth. Selah.

Darby: When God rose up to judgment, to save all the meek of the earth. Selah.

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

Discover Psalms 76:9

CONTEXT: What is the Context of Psalms 76:9?

MEANING: What does Psalms 76:9 Mean?

WORDS: What do the individual words in Psalms 76:9 mean?

RELATIONS: What do the major concepts mean in Psalms 76:9?

What is the context of Psalms 76:9?

Praise to God for His Rescue of Israel (Psalms 76:1-12)
The Victorious Power of the God of Jacob. (Psalms 76:1-12)
The Awesome God (Psalms 76:1-12)
God, the Powerful Judge (Psalms 76:1-12)
The Majesty of God in Judgment (Psalms 76:1-12)
Psalm 76 .[ a .] (Psalms 76:1-12)
Who Can Stand Before You? (Psalms 76:1-12)

KJV Reverse Interlinear

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

What does Psalms 76:9 Mean?

Context Summary

Psalm 76:1-12 - "the Wrath Of Man Shall Praise Thee"

In Psalms 76:2, tabernacle may be rendered "covert," and dwelling-place, "lair." God is compared to the lion, that dreaded monarch of beasts, who finds his home in a den, into which no inferior animal may intrude. Even the hunter's bows and arrows are broken in pursuit of him. As the mountains yielded prey to the young lion, so the hills around Jerusalem, where Sennacherib had pitched his camp, would be full of Assyrian spoil for the armies of the Lion of Judah. The stout-hearted captains of Assyria would there sleep their last sleep, Psalms 76:5.

Some of the meek of the earth may read these lines, Psalms 76:9. They do not avenge themselves. Weak and helpless, they turn their eyes to God, who cannot fail them. When He speaks His sentence of acquittal, no voice will be raised to dispute it. For when He arises in judgment He will save all the meek of the earth. There is a "thus far and no farther" to the wrath of man. God will not allow it to go beyond certain limits, and it is remarkable how He is able to make man's wrath to subserve His purposes. Bring God the gift, of your love. Fear not, ye humble souls, but let your enemies be in fear! [source]

Chapter Summary: Psalm 76

¹ A declaration of God's majesty in the church
¹¹ An exhortation to serve him reverently

What do the individual words in Psalms 76:9 mean?

when arose to judgment God to deliver all the oppressed of the earth Selah

בְּקוּם־ לַמִּשְׁפָּ֥ט אֱלֹהִ֑ים לְהוֹשִׁ֖יעַ כָּל־ עַנְוֵי־ אֶ֣רֶץ סֶֽלָה

בְּקוּם־	when arose
Parse: Preposition-b, Verb, Qal, Infinitive construct Root: קוּם Sense: to rise, arise, stand, rise up, stand up.
לַמִּשְׁפָּ֥ט	to judgment
Parse: Preposition-l, Article, Noun, masculine singular Root: מִשְׁפָּט Sense: judgment, justice, ordinance.
אֱלֹהִ֑ים	God
Parse: Noun, masculine plural Root: אֱלֹהִים Sense: (plural).
לְהוֹשִׁ֖יעַ	to deliver
Parse: Preposition-l, Verb, Hifil, Infinitive construct Root: יָשַׁע Sense: to save, be saved, be delivered.
עַנְוֵי־	the oppressed
Parse: Adjective, masculine plural construct Root: עָנָו Sense: poor, humble, afflicted, meek.
אֶ֣רֶץ	of the earth
Parse: Noun, feminine singular Root: אֶרֶץ Sense: land, earth.
סֶֽלָה	Selah
Parse: Interjection Root: סֶלָה Sense: to lift up, exalt.

What are the major concepts related to Psalms 76:9?

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