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Psalms 76:4 — King James Version← Study notes

Thou art more glorious and excellent than the mountains of prey.


Psalms 76:4Hebrew Interlinear

Hebrew · Psalms 76:48 words
HebrewMeaning
שָׁ֭מָּ/הšāmāh
thereadvH8033
thence · there (-in · of · out) ···
שִׁבַּ֣רšibar
he shatteredverbH7665
off · in pieces · up) · broken ···
רִשְׁפֵיrišəpēy
flames ofnounH7565
coal · burning heat · spark · hot thunderbolt
קָ֑שֶׁתqāšet
a bownounH7198
arch · arrow · -shot)
מָגֵ֬ןmāgēn
shieldnounH4043
armed · defence · ruler · scale ···
וְ/חֶ֖רֶבwəḥereb
and swordconjH2719
dagger · knife · mattock · sword ···
וּ/מִלְחָמָ֣הwmiləḥāmāh
and battleconjH4421
fight · war
סֶֽלָהselāh
SelahparticleH5542
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 76:4

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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