1For the leader; a psalm with stringed instruments. A song of Asaph.
2Renowned in Judah is God,[#Heb 3:2.]
whose name is great in Israel.
3On Salem is God’s tent, his shelter on Zion.[#: an ancient name for Jerusalem, used here perhaps on account of its allusion to the Hebrew word for peace, shalom , cf. Gn 14:18; Heb 7:1–3.]
4There the flashing arrows were shattered,
shield, sword, and weapons of war.
5Terrible and awesome are you,
stronger than the ancient mountains.
6Despoiled are the stouthearted;
they sank into sleep;
the hands of all the men of valor have failed.
7At your roar, O God of Jacob,
chariot and steed lay still.
8You, terrible are you;
who can stand before you and your great anger?
9From the heavens you pronounced sentence;
the earth was terrified and reduced to silence,
10When you arose, O God, for judgment
to save the afflicted of the land.
11Surely the wrath of man will give you thanks;
the remnant of your furor will keep your feast.
12Make and keep vows to the Lord your God.[#Nm 30:3.]
May all around him bring gifts to the one to be feared,
13Who checks the spirit of princes,
who is fearful to the kings of earth.