Psalm 76:11 - Printer Friendly

ESV: Make your vows to the Lord your God and perform them; let all around him bring gifts to him who is to be feared,

NIV: Make vows to the Lord your God and fulfill them; let all the neighboring lands bring gifts to the One to be feared.

NASB: Make vows to the Lord your God and fulfill them; All who are around Him are to bring gifts to Him who is to be feared.

CSB: Make and keep your vows to the Lord your God; let all who are around him bring tribute to the awe-inspiring one.

NLT: Make vows to the Lord your God, and keep them. Let everyone bring tribute to the Awesome One.

KJV: Vow, and pay unto the Lord your God: let all that be round about him bring presents unto him that ought to be feared.

NKJV: Make vows to the Lord your God, and pay them; Let all who are around Him bring presents to Him who ought to be feared.

Psalm 76:11–12 closes the song by urging believers to properly honor the Lord God. This includes fulfilling vows they may have made. It also means bringing sacrifices and offerings to Him. God is sovereign over the entire world, including every king and dynasty.

The psalmist celebrates the defeat of God's enemies by declaring that the people of Israel know their Lord. The psalm refers to soldiers, horses, and weapons being entirely neutralized. God's judgment is unstoppable. The entire earth is encouraged to honor the Lord, who has the power to overcome any earthly king. This psalm shares themes with Psalms 46 and 83, which also appear to address a miraculous defeat of the Assyrians (2 Kings 18—19).

This psalm seems related to the defeat of Assyrian forces who attempted to capture Jerusalem (2 Kings 19:32–37). In that incident, God sent an angel to eliminate thousands upon thousands of enemy troops overnight; the Assyrians retreated the next morning (2 Kings 19:35–36). Psalms 46 and 83 appear to be about this as well. Because the Asaph who knew David lived centuries before this event (1 Chronicles 6:39), this psalm "of Asaph" is probably written in his style, or by a descendant with the same name. Psalms 4, 6, 54, 55, 61, and 67 also refer to the use of stringed instruments.

The book of Psalms is composed of individual songs, hymns, or poems, each of which is a ''Psalm'' in and of itself. These works contain a wide variety of themes. Some Psalms focus on praising and worshipping God. Others cry out in anguish over the pain of life. Still other Psalms look forward to the coming of the Messiah. While some Psalms are related, each has its own historical and biblical context.

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