The Meaning of Psalms 76:10 Explained

Psalms 76:10

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

YLT: For the fierceness of man praiseth Thee, The remnant of fierceness Thou girdest on.

Darby: For the fury of man shall praise thee; the remainder of fury wilt thou gird on thyself.

ASV: Surely the wrath of man shall praise thee: The residue of wrath shalt thou gird upon thee.

KJV Reverse Interlinear

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

What does Psalms 76:10 Mean?

Context Summary

Psalms 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: Psalms 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 76:10 mean?

Surely the wrath of man shall praise You with the remainder of wrath You shall gird Yourself
כִּֽי־ חֲמַ֣ת אָדָ֣ם תּוֹדֶ֑ךָּ שְׁאֵרִ֖ית חֵמֹ֣ת תַּחְגֹּֽר

כִּֽי־  Surely 
Parse: Conjunction
Root: כִּי 
Sense: that, for, because, when, as though, as, because that, but, then, certainly, except, surely, since.
חֲמַ֣ת  the  wrath 
Parse: Noun, feminine singular construct
Root: חֵמָא 
Sense: heat, rage, hot displeasure, indignation, anger, wrath, poison, bottles.
אָדָ֣ם  of  man 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular
Root: אָדָם 
Sense: man, mankind.
תּוֹדֶ֑ךָּ  shall  praise  You 
Parse: Verb, Hifil, Imperfect, third person feminine singular, second person masculine singular
Root: יָדָה 
Sense: to throw, shoot, cast.
שְׁאֵרִ֖ית  with  the  remainder 
Parse: Noun, feminine singular construct
Root: שְׁאֵרִית  
Sense: rest, residue, remainder, remnant.
חֵמֹ֣ת  of  wrath 
Parse: Noun, feminine plural
Root: חֵמָא 
Sense: heat, rage, hot displeasure, indignation, anger, wrath, poison, bottles.
תַּחְגֹּֽר  You  shall  gird  Yourself 
Parse: Verb, Qal, Imperfect, second person masculine singular
Root: חָגַר  
Sense: to gird, gird on, gird oneself, put on a belt.