Psalm 76:8 NKJV,NLT

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Psalms 76:7-12

This glorious victory with which God had graced and blessed his church is here made to speak three things:? I. Terror to God's enemies (Ps. 76:7-9): ?Thou, even thou, art to be feared; thy majesty is to be reverenced, thy sovereignty to be submitted to, and thy justice to be dreaded by those that have offended thee.? Let all the world learn by this event to stand in awe of the great God. 1. Let all be afraid of his wrath against the daring impiety of sinners: Who may stand in thy sight from... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Psalms 76:8

Thou didst cause judgment to be heard from heaven ,.... When an angel was sent down from heaven, and destroyed the Assyrian army, a judgment of God upon them; at which time some think there was a violent clap of thunder, which is the voice of God: and it may refer to the judgments which God has decreed to execute on the antichristian states, the seven vials of his wrath he will pour upon them; for all decrees, as Aben Ezra on the place observes, come from heaven; or to the last judgment,... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Psalms 76:8

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... read more

John Calvin

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Psalms 76:8

Verse 8 8.From heaven thou hast made thy judgment to be heard. By the name of heaven, the Psalmist forcibly intimates that the judgment of God was too manifest to admit of the possibility of its being ascribed either to fortune or to the policy of men. Sometimes God executes his judgments obscurely, so that they seem to proceed out of the earth. For example, when he raises up a godly and courageous prince, the holy and lawful administration which will flourish under the reign of such a prince... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Psalms 76:1-12

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Psalms 76:1-12

The triumphs of God. There can be little doubt that this psalm is one of several others whose main theme is God's deliverance of his people from Sennacherib, King of Assyria. Then, in Judah, God was known, and his Name was great in Israel. But we may fitly use the psalm as telling of those great and blessed spiritual deliverances which the soul of God's servants have often known and rejoiced in—these triumphs of God over a deadlier foe than ever any Assyrian king could be to Israel.... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Psalms 76:1-12

A psalm of triumph. This is one of several psalms supposed to have been written in celebration of the sudden overthrow of Sennacherib's army in the neighbourhood of Jerusalem, and suggests the following truths— I. THAT THE CHURCH IS GOD 'S PECULIAR ABODE , WHERE THE MOST GLORIOUS REVELATIONS OF HIS POWER AND GRACE ARE SEEN . ( Psalms 76:3 .) The gospel is most emphatically the "power of God unto salvation." II. THAT GOD 'S GREATEST ... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Psalms 76:8

Thou didst cause judgment to be heard from heaven. By the destruction of Sennacherib's host, God spoke, as it were, with a voice of thunder, to the whole earth. He delivered a "judgment," or a "sentence" (Revised Version), which could not be ignored. The earth feared, and was still. All the world, i.e. all the Oriental world, feared. The attention of the nations of Western Asia generally was attracted ( 2 Chronicles 32:23 ), and their minds were affected with a wholesome fear of... read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Psalms 76:8

Thou didst cause judgment to be heard from heavens - It seemed to come from heaven; it was manifestly from thee. The overthrow of these enemies of thy people was a manifest judgment from thee, and should be so regarded.The earth feared - The world itself seemed to hear the voice of God, and to stand in awe.And was still - It seemed to be profoundly attentive to what God said, and as if it reverently listened to his voice. It is not uncommon in the Scriptures to represent the earth - the hills,... read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Psalms 76:8-9

Psalms 76:8-9. Thou didst cause judgment to be heard, &c. Thou didst execute judgment upon thine enemies by an angel sent from heaven. The earth feared, and was still The effect of this terrible judgment was, that the rest of the world was afraid to invade or disturb the land and people of Israel; and chose rather to be still and stay quietly in their own territories. When God Who had long suffered their insolence; arose to judgment To execute judgment upon his enemies, and the... read more

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Psalms 76:7-12

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Psalms 76:8

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Psalms 76:8

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Psalms 76:8

The Pulpit Commentary - Psalms 76:1-12

The Pulpit Commentary - Psalms 76:1-12

The Pulpit Commentary - Psalms 76:1-12

The Pulpit Commentary - Psalms 76:8

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Psalms 76:8

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Psalms 76:8-9

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