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From heaven you ·gave the decision [made your judgment heard],
    and the earth was afraid and silent.
God, you ·stood [rose] up to judge
    and to ·save [give victory to] the needy people of the earth. ·Selah [Interlude]
10 ·People praise you for your anger against evil [or Human anger praises you].
    ·Those who live through your anger are stopped from doing more evil [Those who survive your wrath are restrained; L You gird the remains of wrath on you].

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From heaven you pronounced judgment,
    and the land feared(A) and was quiet—
when you, God, rose up to judge,(B)
    to save all the afflicted(C) of the land.
10 Surely your wrath against mankind brings you praise,(D)
    and the survivors of your wrath are restrained.[a]

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Footnotes

  1. Psalm 76:10 Or Surely the wrath of mankind brings you praise, / and with the remainder of wrath you arm yourself