Psalm 76:12

Verse 12 of 12. The 76th of 150 chapters in Psalms, in Poetry and Wisdom.

8Thou didst cause judgment to be heard from heaven; the earth feared, and was still,

9When God arose to judgment, to save all the meek of the earth. Selah.

10Surely the wrath of man shall praise thee: the remainder of wrath shalt thou restrain.

11Vow, and pay unto the Lord your God: let all that be round about him bring presents unto him that ought to be feared.

12He shall cut off the spirit of princes: he is terrible to the kings of the earth.

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Psalm 76:12 in the World English Bible

He will cut off the spirit of princes. He is feared by the kings of the earth.
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Matthew Henry on Psalm 76:12

When we bring presents to him we must have an eye to him as greatly to be feared; for he is terrible in his holy places. (2.) He will be feared, even by those who think it their own sole prerogative to be feared (v. 12): He shall cut off the spirit of princes; he shall slip it off as easily as we slip off a flower from the stalk or a bunch of grapes from the vine; so the…

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King James Version. Public domain. Set as prose throughout, including the poetry, because the text is published to us without its lines.