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UHB 1 לַ⁠מְנַצֵּ֥חַ בִּ⁠נְגִינֹ֑ת מִזְמ֖וֹר לְ⁠אָסָ֣ף שִֽׁיר׃ ‡

ULT For the chief musician, on stringed instruments. A psalm of Asaph, a song.

WEBBE For the Chief Musician. On stringed instruments. A Psalm by Asaph. A song.

WMBB (Same as above)

NET For the music director; to be accompanied by stringed instruments; a psalm of Asaph, a song.

FBV For the music director. To be accompanied by stringed instruments. A psalm of Asaph. A song.

BBE To the chief music-maker; put to Neginoth. A Psalm. Of Asaph. A Song.

Moff From the Choirmaster’s collection. To a string accompaniment. An Asaphite song, for music.

ASV For the Chief Musician; on stringed instruments. A Psalm of Asaph, a Song.

Drby To the chief Musician. On stringed instruments. A Psalm of Asaph: a Song.

RV For the Chief Musician; on stringed instruments. A Psalm of Asaph, a Song.
(For the Chief Musician; on stringd instruments. A Psalm of Asaph, a Song.)

KJB-1769 To the chief Musician on Neginoth, A Psalm or Song of Asaph.

KJB-1611 ¶ To the chiefe musician on Neginoth, a Psalme or song of Asaph.
(Modernised spelling is same as from KJB-1769 above, apart from marking of added words (and possibly capitalisation and punctuation))

UTN uW Translation Notes:

Psalm 76 Introduction

Structure and Formatting

1. Superscription 2. God is known in Zion (1–3) 3. God’s judgment destroys the enemies (4–6) 4. God’s judgment causes fear (7–9) 5. Call to worship and vow to God (10–12)

Structure and Formatting

Psalm 76 is a psalm of Asaph that celebrates God’s victory over the enemies of his people and his dwelling in Zion. 1. Purpose: to praise God for his victory and to warn others to fear him 2. Content: The psalm describes God’s power in breaking the weapons of war and striking down the enemies who attacked Jerusalem. It affirms God’s sovereignty over all kings and leaders. 3. Message: God is the supreme judge and warrior who defends his people and dwells among them.

Translation Issues in This Psalm

Images of War

The psalm uses several images related to war and judgment, such as “flames of the bow” (arrows), “mountains of prey” (victory), and “gird on wrath” (using wrath as a weapon).

God’s Names and Titles

The psalm uses “God of Jacob” (v6), “Fear” (or “Awesome One”, v11), and refers to his dwelling in “Salem” and “Zion” (v2).

Idioms

There are idioms like “stout of heart” (brave) and “found not their hands” (helpless).See: writing-poetry

Note 1 topic: translate-unknown

לַ⁠מְנַצֵּ֥חַ

(la⁠mənaʦʦēaḩ)

The word translated as chief musician likely refers to the person in charge of music for worship. Some languages may have a term for a music leader. Alternate translation: [For the music director] or [For the leader of worship music]

Parallel PSA 76:0

Psalm 76 Introduction

Structure and Formatting

Structure and Formatting

Translation Issues in This Psalm

Images of War

God’s Names and Titles

Idioms