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Surely the wrath of man shall praise thee: the remainder of wrath shalt thou restrain.
Psalms 76:10 · King James Version
Parallel translations
  • WEB Surely the wrath of man praises you. The survivors of your wrath are restrained.
  • BSB Even the wrath of man shall praise You; with the survivors of wrath You will clothe Yourself.
  • NKJV Surely the wrath of man shall praise You; With the remainder of wrath You shall gird Yourself.
  • NASB For the wrath of mankind shall praise You; You will encircle Yourself with a remnant of wrath.
  • NLT Human defiance only enhances your glory, for you use it as a weapon.

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Quick answer

Even human wrath ends up praising God, and He restrains the remainder of that wrath.

Overview

God so rules over evil that even the fury of His enemies serves His glory and purposes. What He does not turn to praise, He restrains so it cannot exceed His sovereign limits. This assures believers that no hostile rage escapes God's control, supremely shown when the wrath that crucified Christ accomplished salvation.

Cross-references & the web

Cross-references · 16

  • Rom 9:17For the scripture saith unto Pharaoh, Even for this same purpose have I raised thee up, that I might shew my power in thee, and that my name might be declared throughout all the earth.
  • Acts 4:26–28The kings of the earth stood up, and the rulers were gathered together against the Lord, and against his Christ.
  • Dan 3:19–20Then was Nebuchadnezzar full of fury, and the form of his visage was changed against Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego: therefore he spake, and commanded that they should heat the furnace one seven times more than it was wont to be heated.
  • Matt 24:22And except those days should be shortened, there should no flesh be saved: but for the elect’s sake those days shall be shortened.
  • Gen 37:26–28And Judah said unto his brethren, What profit is it if we slay our brother, and conceal his blood?
  • Acts 12:3–19And because he saw it pleased the Jews, he proceeded further to take Peter also. (Then were the days of unleavened bread.)
  • Exod 18:11Now I know that the LORD is greater than all gods: for in the thing wherein they dealt proudly he was above them.
  • Ps 46:6The heathen raged, the kingdoms were moved: he uttered his voice, the earth melted.
  • Exod 15:9–11The enemy said, I will pursue, I will overtake, I will divide the spoil; my lust shall be satisfied upon them; I will draw my sword, my hand shall destroy them.
  • Gen 37:18–20And when they saw him afar off, even before he came near unto them, they conspired against him to slay him.
  • Rev 11:18And the nations were angry, and thy wrath is come, and the time of the dead, that they should be judged, and that thou shouldest give reward unto thy servants the prophets, and to the saints, and them that fear thy name, small and great; and shouldest destroy them which destroy the earth.
  • Exod 9:16–17And in very deed for this cause have I raised thee up, for to shew in thee my power; and that my name may be declared throughout all the earth.
  • Matt 2:13–16And when they were departed, behold, the angel of the Lord appeareth to Joseph in a dream, saying, Arise, and take the young child and his mother, and flee into Egypt, and be thou there until I bring thee word: for Herod will seek the young child to destroy him.
  • Ps 65:7Which stilleth the noise of the seas, the noise of their waves, and the tumult of the people.
  • Gen 50:20But as for you, ye thought evil against me; but God meant it unto good, to bring to pass, as it is this day, to save much people alive.
  • Ps 104:9Thou hast set a bound that they may not pass over; that they turn not again to cover the earth.

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  • VideoBibleProject — Psalms videosBibleProject · Lay · Free · evangelical

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  • CommentaryEnduring Word — verse-by-verseDavid Guzik · Lay · Free · evangelical

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  • ReferenceInterlinear, lexicon & Strong'sBlue Letter Bible · Seminary · Free

    Hebrew/Greek interlinear, word definitions, and cross-references for this verse.

Christ at the center

The Psalms are Christ's own prayer book and a gallery of his portraits — the suffering one of Psalm 22, the risen Lord of Psalm 16, the priest-king of Psalm 110, the Son to whom the nations are given.

How Psalms 76:10 points to him is part of the one story that runs through all Scripture — meet Jesus at the heart of the web, or follow a trail that traces him from Genesis to Revelation.

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