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Psalms 76:1
For the choirmaster. With stringed instruments. A Psalm of Asaph. A song. God is known in Judah; His name is great in Israel.
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — Asaph composes this psalm for the choirmaster to lead with stringed instruments, framing it as a communal song that announces God’s recognized presence in Judah and Israel.
The words — The Hebrew נוֹדָע (no.Da') translates as [is] known, while גּדול (ga.Dol) means [is] great, directly stating that God’s identity and reputation are explicitly revealed in these territories.
The thread — The contrast between a known God and an unknown deity appears in Acts 17:23, while the blessing of the LORD as God of Israel echoes 1 Chronicles 29:10, and the universal scope of divine recognition aligns with Daniel 4:1.
Why it lands — The text demands that a reader acknowledge God’s revealed identity in Judah and Israel and recognize His name as great, without requiring speculation about His nature beyond what is stated.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
To the chief Musician on Neginoth, A Psalm or Song of Asaph. In Judah is God known: his name is great in Israel.
Cross-references
- Daniel 4:1 King Nebuchadnezzar, To the people of every nation and language who dwell in all the earth: May your prosperity be multiplied.
- Acts 17:23 For as I walked around and examined your objects of worship, I even found an altar with this inscription: TO AN UNKNOWN GOD. Therefore what you worship as something unknown, I now proclaim to you.
- 1 Chronicles 29:10 Then David blessed the LORD in the sight of all the assembly and said: “May You be blessed, O LORD, God of our father Israel, from everlasting to everlasting.
- Daniel 3:29 Therefore I decree that the people of any nation or language who say anything offensive against the God of Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego will be cut into pieces and their houses reduced to rubble. For there is no other god who can deliver in this way.”
- Deuteronomy 4:7 For what nation is great enough to have a god as near to them as the LORD our God is to us whenever we call on Him?
- Psalms 4:1 For the choirmaster. With stringed instruments. A Psalm of David. Answer me when I call, O God of my righteousness! You have relieved my distress; show me grace and hear my prayer.
- Psalms 48:1 A song. A Psalm of the sons of Korah. Great is the LORD, and greatly to be praised in the city of our God, His holy mountain.
- Psalms 98:2 The LORD has proclaimed His salvation and revealed His righteousness to the nations.
- Romans 2:17 Now you, if you call yourself a Jew; if you rely on the law and boast in God;
- Deuteronomy 4:34 Or has any god tried to take as his own a nation out of another nation—by trials, signs, wonders, and war, by a strong hand and an outstretched arm, and by great terrors—as the LORD your God did for you in Egypt, before your eyes?