Ps. 76: Gravitas

Psalm 76:8-9 "From heaven you pronounced judgment, and the land feared and was quiet- when you O God, rose up to judge, to save all the afflicted of the land."

God is no small-timer to be trifled with. He is known. He is the famous one. He is all powerful. The 76th Psalm tells of God's fearsomeness. God's gravitas.

First off, God seems to be a God who values peace over war, talking about breaking the weapons of war, shields, swords and arrows. No weapon forged could stand against God. He simply brushes them off.

Men may have their scuffles and battles, but when God shows up on the scene, all is quiet, and all is still. Except for the trembling, I'm sure. The fear of God towers over any conflict man may have with another man. It is a matter of what matters. Men may put their leaders up in charge, but again, it is God who breaks their spirits and puts them in fear. Any survivors of this wrath are quiet. They can't hang.