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Key: khaki:verbs.
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BrLXX Ἐμνήσθην τοῦ Θεοῦ, καὶ εὐφράνθην, ἠδολέσχησα, καὶ ὠλιγοψύχησε τὸ πνεῦμά μου· διάψαλμα.
(Emnaʸsthaʸn tou Theou, kai eufranthaʸn, aʸdolesⱪaʸsa, kai ōligopsuⱪaʸse to pneuma mou; diapsalma. )

BrTr I remembered God, and rejoiced; I poured out my complaint, and my soul fainted. Pause.

ULT You shine brightly and reveal your glory,
⇔ as you descend from the mountains, where you killed your victims.

UST God, you are powerful! You are like a great king
⇔ as you return from the mountains where you defeated your enemies.

BSB You are resplendent with light,
⇔ more majestic than mountains filled with game.

OEB Terrible is your splendour
⇔ on the everlasting mountains.

WEBBE Glorious are you, and excellent,
⇔ more than mountains of game.

WMBB (Same as above)

NET You shine brightly and reveal your majesty,
⇔ as you descend from the hills where you killed your prey.

LSV You [are] bright, majestic above hills of prey.

FBV You shine with light; you are more majestic than the everlasting[fn] mountains.

76:4 Septuagint reading. Hebrew has “mountains of prey.”

T4T ⇔ God, you are glorious!
⇔ You are like a king as you return from the mountains where you defeated your enemies.

LEB • [fn] you are, majestic, from[fn] the mountains of prey.

76:? A possible change in the Hebrew text yields, “You are feared, majestic …” a form found in vv. 8(7), 13(12). This is possibly reflected in the reading of Theodotian

76:? Or “more than”

BBE You are shining and full of glory, more than the eternal mountains.

Moff ⇔ Thou didst strike terror
⇔ from the hills eternal;

JPS (76-5) Glorious art Thou and excellent, coming down from the mountains of prey.

ASV Glorious art thou and excellent,
⇔ From the mountains of prey.

DRA I remembered God, and was delighted, and was exercised, and my spirit swooned away.

YLT Bright [art] Thou, honourable above hills of prey.

Drby More glorious art thou, more excellent, than the mountains of prey.

RV Glorious art thou and excellent, from the mountains of prey.

Wbstr Thou art more glorious and excellent than the mountains of prey.

KJB-1769 Thou art more glorious and excellent than the mountains of prey.
(Thou/you art more glorious and excellent than the mountains of prey. )

KJB-1611 Thou art more glorious and excellent then the mountaines of pray.
(Thou/you art more glorious and excellent then the mountains of pray.)

Bshps Thou art honourable: and of more puissaunce then the mountaynes of robbers.
(Thou/you art honourable: and of more puissaunce then the mountains of robbers.)

Gnva Thou art more bright and puissant, then the mountaines of pray.
(Thou/you art more bright and puissant, then the mountains of pray. )

Cvdl Sela. Thou art of more honoure & might the the hilles of robbers.
(Sela. Thou/you art of more honoure and might the the hills of robbers.)

Wycl Y was myndeful of God, and Y delitide, and Y was exercisid; and my spirit failide.
(I was myndeful of God, and I delitide, and I was exercisid; and my spirit failede.)

Luth Daselbst zerbricht er die Pfeile des Bogens, Schild, Schwert und Streit. Sela.
(Daselbst zerbricht he the Pfeile the Bogens, Schild, sword and battle. Sela.)

ClVg memor fui Dei, et delectatus sum, et exercitatus sum, et defecit spiritus meus.[fn]
(memor fui of_God, and delectatus I_am, and exercitatus I_am, and defecit spiritus meus. )

76.4 Et exercitatus sum. AUG. Vel, garrivi, id est, exsultavi, loquendo ut garrulus, qui, præ lætitia, nec vellet nec posset tacere: et rursus in garriendo defecit spiritus, qui prius contabuerat tædio malorum.

76.4 And exercitatus sum. AUG. Vel, garrivi, id it_is, exsultavi, loquendo as garrulus, qui, præ lætitia, but_not vellet but_not posset tacere: and rursus in garriendo defecit spiritus, who first/before contabuerat tædio malorum.

UTN uW Translation Notes:

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(Some words not found in UHB: there,at broke flashing_of arrows shield and,sword and,weapons_of_war selah )

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Asaph speaks of God as if God was a soldier returning from a mountain after winning a great battle.

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / doublet

You shine brightly and reveal your glory

(Some words not found in UHB: there,at broke flashing_of arrows shield and,sword and,weapons_of_war selah )

The second phrase strengthens the first phrase in that Yahweh’s glory relates to Yahweh shining brightly.

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

You shine brightly

(Some words not found in UHB: there,at broke flashing_of arrows shield and,sword and,weapons_of_war selah )

The words “shine brightly” are a metaphor for being great. Alternate translation: “You show how extremely great you are”

Parallel PSA 76:4

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