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Psalms 76:1 — King James Version← Study notes

In Judah is God known: his name is great in Israel.


Psalms 76:1Hebrew Interlinear

Hebrew · Psalms 76:15 words
HebrewMeaning
לַ/מְנַצֵּ֥חַlamənaṣēḥa
to the choirmasterpronH5329
chief musician · oversee · set forward
בִּ/נְגִינֹ֑תbinəgiynōt
with stringed instrumentspronH5058
musick · Neginoth · song
מִזְמ֖וֹרmizəmwōr
a psalmnounH4210
לְ/אָסָ֣ףləʾāsāp
of AsaphpronH623
שִֽׁירšiyr
a songnounH7892
sing(-er · -ing) · song
Words are listed top to bottom following the original right-to-left reading order. אֵת (ʾēṯ) is a direct object marker with no English equivalent, shown faded.

Church Fathers on Psalms 76:1

1. The Jews are wont to glory in this Psalm which we have sung, saying, “Known in Judæa is God, in Israel great is the name of Him:” and to revile the Gentiles to whom God is not known, and to say that to themselves alone God is known; seeing that the Prophet says, “Known in Judæa is God.” In other places therefore He is unknown. But God is known in very deed in Judæa, if they understand what is Judæa. For indeed God is not known except in Judæa. Behold even we say this, that…

Augustine · 4th century · Exposition on Psalm 76 (excerpt)
Nicene & Post-Nicene / Ante-Nicene Fathers translations · public domain
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