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Psalms 76:8 - Meaning and Application
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Translation: World English Bible — Catholic Edition
" You pronounced judgment from heaven. The earth feared, and was silent, "
Psalms 76:8
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6 At your rebuke, God of Jacob, both chariot and horse are cast into a dead sleep.
7 You, even you, are to be feared. Who can stand in your sight when you are angry?
8 You pronounced judgment from heaven. The earth feared, and was silent,
9 when God arose to judgment, to save all the afflicted ones of the earth. Selah.
10 Surely the wrath of man praises you. The survivors of your wrath are restrained.
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Psalms 76:1
"In Judah, God is known. His name is great in Israel."
Psalms 76:2
"His tabernacle is also in Salem. His dwelling place in Zion."
Psalms 76:3
"There he broke the flaming arrows of the bow, the shield, and the sword, and the weapons of war. Selah."
Psalms 76:4
"Glorious are you, and excellent, more than mountains of game."
Psalms 76:5
"Valiant men lie plundered, they have slept their last sleep. None of the men of war can lift their hands."
Psalms 76:6
"At your rebuke, God of Jacob, both chariot and horse are cast into a dead sleep."
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