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Psalms 76:8
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From the heavens you uttered judgment; the earth feared and was still,
Thou didest cause thy iudgement to bee heard from heauen: therefore the earth feared and was still,
From heaven you pronounced judgment.The earth feared and grew quiet
You pronounced judgment from heaven. The eretz feared, and was silent,
You stood as judge and announced your decision. You saved the humble people of the land. From heaven you gave the decision, and the whole earth was silent and afraid. <
You caused judgment to be heard from heaven; The earth feared and was quiet
Thou didst cause sentence to be heard from heaven; The earth feared, and was still,
From heaven you announced your decisions as judge! And all who live on this earth were terrified and silent
You are fearsome! When once you are angry, who can stand in your presence?
Thou, even Thou, art terrible; and who may stand in Thy sight when once Thou art angry?
Thou didst cause iudgement to be heard from heauen: the earth feared and was still,
Thou didst cause judgment to be heard from heaven; the earth feared, and was still,
Thou didst cause sentence to be heard from heaven; the earth feared, and was still,
From heaven You pronounced judgment, and the earth feared and was still
From heaven you proclaimed judgment. The earth feared and was still
You have caused judgment to be heard from Heaven; the earth feared and was stilled;
From heaven you gave the decision, and the earth was afraid and silent.
From heaven you announced what their punishment would be. The earth was afraid and silent
You caused judgment to be heard from heaven; The earth feared and was still,
From heaven you sentenced your enemies; the earth trembled and stood silent before you.
You said from heaven who is guilty or not. The earth was afraid and quiet
Out of the heavens, didst thou cause judgment to be heard, Earth, feared and was still:
(75-9) Thou hast caused judgment to be heard from heaven: the earth trembled and was still,
Thou didst cause judgment to be heard from heaven; the earth saw it and trembled
You made your judgment known from heaven; the world was afraid and kept silent,
You caused judgment to be heard from heaven; The earth feared and was still
Thou causest thy iudgement to be hearde from heauen: then the earth trembleth, and is styll.
From the heavens you uttered judgment; the earth feared and was still
Thou didst cause judgment to be heard from the heavens; the earth feared, and was still,
Fro heuene thou madist doom herd; the erthe tremblide, and restide.
From heaven Thou hast sounded judgment, Earth hath feared, and hath been still,
You pronounced judgment from heaven. The earth feared, and was silent,
From the heavens thou didst utter judgment; the earth feared and was still,
You caused sentence to be heard from heaven; The earth feared, and was still,
Thou didst cause judgment to be heard from heaven; the earth feared, and was still,
From heaven you gave your decision; the earth, in its fear, gave no sound,
When thou lattest thy iudgment be herde from heauen, the erth trembleth & is still.
You caused judgment to be heard from heaven; The earth feared and was still
You made Your cause to be heard from heaven;The earth feared and was quiet
Contextual Overview
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didst: Exodus 19:10, Judges 5:20, 2 Chronicles 32:20-22, Ezekiel 38:20-23
still: Psalms 46:10, 2 Chronicles 20:29, 2 Chronicles 20:30, Habakkuk 2:20, Zechariah 2:13
Reciprocal: Psalms 7:6 - to the Psalms 9:19 - Arise Isaiah 30:7 - Their Joel 3:12 - for Zephaniah 1:7 - thy
Gill's Notes on the Bible
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, when Christ the Judge shall descend from heaven, the voice of the archangel shall be heard, the last trumpet shall sound, the dead in their graves shall hear it, and rise and stand before the judgment seat, and hear the sentence pronounced:
the earth feared, and was still: or "trembled, and was quiet" c; that is, again: some think there was an earthquake when the angel smote the Assyrian camp, but was quickly over. It may regard the panic the other nations were in when they heard of it, and therefore were still and quiet, and never offered to give the Israelites any disturbance. Some understand this of the remainder of the army that escaped with Sennacherib; these were seized with fear, and quickly withdrew, and silently departed into their own land. Aben Ezra observes it as the sense of some, "the earth feared", these are the wicked; "and was still", they are the righteous; so the Targum,
"the land of the people feared, the land of Israel was still;''
reference may be had to the consternation, fear, and dread, that will fall on them that escape the judgments inflicted on the antichristian party, Revelation 11:13 and the fear and silence that will attend the last and awful judgment; see Zechariah 2:13.
c ארץ ידאה ושקטה "terra tremuit, et quievit", V. L.
Barnes' Notes on the Bible
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, the mountains, the streams, the rivers, the plains - as conscious of the presence of God; as either rejoicing or trembling at his voice. Compare Psalms 65:12-13; Psalms 114:3-7; Habakkuk 3:8-11.
Clarke's Notes on the Bible
Verse 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 confided.
