Psalm 76

God’s Holy Wrath is Praised by God’s People

They got up and took Jesus out of the city. They led him to the side of a hill, where men had built their city. They wanted to throw him down. But Jesus just walked away from them, and went on his own way. (Luke 4:29-30)

There is no situation in which God is not Sovereign and when He steps into a situation He rules. This is a picture of His Wrath against the enemy of His people.

Sennacherib was the King of Assyria. Assyria was a very strong country to the north and east of Judah. About 700 years before Jesus came to the earth, Sennacherib attacked Judah. But God fought for Judah. Sennacherib did not win the war. Many of his soldiers died. The story is in Isaiah chapters 36 and 37; and also in 2 Kings 18 and 19.

Psalm 76 (like 46, 47, 48 and 75) is about what happened in this war. It tells us that God did not let the enemy destroy Jerusalem. In the psalm, there are two other names for Jerusalem: Salem and Zion, verse 2. "Salem" means "peace" (or no fighting); Zion is the name of the hill where the *Israelites built their temple. The temple was the place where they met to praise God.

God’s Wrath is Revealed  1-3

The people rejoice in the reputation God has made for Himself.

They have seen His power to deliver. The Word is out and everyone knows He alone is God. He is the “lion of the tribe of Judah”

God’s wrath Is glorious- 4-6

God alone is to be feared 7-9

No one can stand before you

You judge from Heaven

   We saw it happened…

God’s wrath brings 10

Praise and obedience

God wrath cause us to make a stand for Him  v 11

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God’s wrath will cause His enemies to take take notice.