Salem: Genesis 14:18; Hebrews 7:1-2
dwelling: Psalms 132:13-14; 2 Chronicles 6:6; Isaiah 12:6
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Psalms 76:2
Psalms 76:2
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Psalms 76 — OverviewPsalms 76 · Matthew Henry's Commentary on the Whole BibleThis psalm seems to have been penned upon occasion of some great
victory obtained by the church over some threatening enemy or other,
and designed to grace the triumph. The LXX. calls it, "A song upon the…Psalms 76 — OverviewPsalms 76 · Treasury of Scripture KnowledgePsalms 76:1, A declaration of God’s majesty in the church; Psalms 76:11, An exhortation to serve him reverently. Psalms 4:1, Psalms 54:1, Psalms 61:1, Psalms 67:1 *titlesPsalms 76 — OverviewPsalms 76 · John Gill's Exposition of the Entire BibleTo the chief Musician on Neginoth, A Psalm [or] Song of Asaph. The Targum is,"by the hand of Asaph:''concerning "neginoth", see the title of Ps 4:1, this psalm is generally thought to be written on account of some great…Psalms 76:1-6Psalms 76:1-6 · Matthew Henry's Commentary on the Whole BibleThe church is here triumphant even in the midst of its militant state.
The psalmist, in the church's name, triumphs here in God, the centre of
all our triumphs.
I. In the revelation God had made of himself to…Psalms 76:1-12Psalms 76:1-12 · The Pulpit CommentaryA psalm of triumph.
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I.…Psalms 76:2Psalms 76:2 · John Gill's Exposition of the Entire BibleIn Salem also is his tabernacle,.... That is, in Jerusalem, as the Targum expresses it, where the tabernacle of Moses and the ark of the covenant were, and afterwards the temple of Solomon, which the Targum here calls…