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Psalm 76:9

when God arose to judgment, to save all the afflicted ones of the earth. Selah.

7You, even you, are to be feared. Who can stand in your sight when you are angry?
8You pronounced judgment from heaven. The earth feared, and was silent,
9when God arose to judgment, to save all the afflicted ones of the earth. Selah.
10Surely the wrath of man praises you. The survivors of your wrath are restrained.
11Make vows to the LORD your God, and fulfill them! Let all of his neighbors bring presents to him who is to be feared.
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God arises to judge with the rescue of afflicted people in view, making judgment a source of hope even as the surrounding earth falls silent.

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Where else Scripture says this

11 passages readers most often link with this verse, and the thread each one shares with it.

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Zephaniah 2:3Seek the LORD, all you humble of the land, who have kept his ordinances. Seek righteousness. Seek humility. It may be that you will be hidden in the day of the …Both passages connect God’s judgment with protection, though Zephaniah speaks of possible shelter and the psalm declares God’s purpose to save.
Psalm 3:7Arise, LORD! Save me, my God! For you have struck all of my enemies on the cheek bone. You have broken the teeth of the wicked.Psalm 3 asks God to arise and save; Psalm 76 recounts God arising to judgment to save the afflicted.
Psalm 25:9He will guide the humble in justice. He will teach the humble his way.Both describe God acting with justice toward people identified as humble or afflicted, through guidance in one and rescue in the other.
Matthew 5:5Blessed are the gentle, for they shall inherit the earth.Both speak of help for people described as gentle or afflicted, with the earth named as the setting of blessing or rescue.
Numbers 12:4The shared thread is limited to God taking action: Numbers records his summons, while the psalm names judgment and rescue.
Isaiah 11:4but he will judge the poor with righteousness, and decide with equity for the humble of the earth. He will strike the earth with the rod of his mouth; and with …Both link judgment with help for the vulnerable: Isaiah names justice for the poor, and the psalm names salvation for the afflicted.
Psalm 9:7–9But the LORD reigns forever. He has prepared his throne for judgment.Both name God as judge: Psalm 9 describes his prepared throne, while Psalm 76 describes him arising to judgment.
Job 31:14what then will I do when God rises up? When he visits, what will I answer him?Both speak of God rising up, with Job considering his answer before God and the psalm declaring God’s purpose to save.
1 Peter 3:4but from the hidden person of the heart, in the incorruptible adornment of a gentle and quiet spirit, which is very precious in God’s sight.The connection is limited: Peter describes a gentle spirit as precious to God, while the psalm describes his rescue of afflicted people.
Psalm 149:4For the LORD takes pleasure in his people. He crowns the humble with salvation.Both describe God bringing salvation to people identified as humble or afflicted.
Jeremiah 5:28They have grown fat. They shine; yes, they excel in deeds of wickedness. They don’t plead the cause, the cause of the fatherless, that they may prosper; and …Both concern justice for vulnerable people: Jeremiah condemns neglect of the needy, while the psalm describes God acting to save the afflicted.
Where this verse fits

Injustice and anger. fear for the future.

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Read verses 7–9 aloud, pausing at “to save”

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Encouragement

The surrounding silence carries fear of God’s anger. Yet the purpose named here is rescue: God arose to judgment to save the afflicted ones of the earth.

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Cross-reference data from OpenBible.info (CC BY). Scripture from the World English Bible (public domain). Arc diagram after Chris Harrison and Christoph Römhild (2007).