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Psalms 76:1

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A Psalm: This Psalm is entitled in the Septuagint, which is followed by the Vulgate and Appollinarius, Ωδη προς τον Ασσυριον:, "An ode against the Assyrian;" and it is considered by many of the best commentators to have been composed by Asaph after the defeat of Sennacherib.

of Asaph: or, for Asaph

In Judah: Psalms 48:1-3, Psalms 147:19-20; Deuteronomy 4:7-8, Deuteronomy 4:34-36; Acts 17:23; Romans 2:17-29, Romans 3:1-2

his: Psalms 98:2-3, Psalms 148:13-14; 1 Chronicles 29:10-12; 2 Chronicles 2:5-6; Daniel 3:29, Daniel 4:1-2

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