The actual, original, first printing of the 1611 King James Version (‘HE’ Bible) — Psalms Chapter 76.

CHAP. LXXVI.

1 A declaration of Gods maiestie in the Church. 11 An exhortation to serue him reuerently.

¹ [To the chiefe musician on Neginoth, a Psalme or song of Asaph.] In Iudah is God knowen: his name is great in Israel.

² In Salem also is his tabernacle, and his dwelling place in Sion.

³ There brake he the arrowes of the bowe, the shield, and the sword, and the battell. Selah.

⁴ Thou art more glorious and excellent then the mountaines of pray.

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⁵ The stout hearted are spoiled, they haue slept their sleepe: and none of the men of might haue found their hands.

⁶ At thy rebuke, O God of Iacob, both the chariot and horse are cast into a dead sleepe.

⁷ Thou, euen thou art to be feared; and who may stand in thy sight when once thou art angry?

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⁸ Thou didst cause iudgement to be heard from heauen: the earth feared and was still,

⁹ When God arose to iudgement, to saue all the meeke of the earth. Selah.

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

¹¹ Uowe, and pay vnto the Lord your God; let all that be round about him bring presents vnto him that ought to be feared.¹¹

¹² Hee shall cut off the spirit of princes: hee is terrible to the kings of the earth.

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