To the chief Musician on strings, A Psalm of Asaf, A Poem.

For the conductor of the singing, a psalm of Asaf, a song [on the downfall of Sancheriv)]:

In Yehuda is God known: his name is great in Yisra᾽el.

G d is known in Judah; His name is great in Israel.

In Shalem also is his tabernacle, and his dwelling place is in Żiyyon.

His tabernacle was in Shalem [Jerusalem], and His abode in Zion.

There he broke the flashing arrows, the shield, and the sword, and the battle. (Sela.)

There He broke the arrows of the bow [(of Sancheriv and his hosts)], the shield and the sword of war forever.

Thou art glorious and excellent, coming down from the mountains of prey.

Blighting [(of the foe)] are You; mightier than the mountains [i.e., the giants] of prey.

The stouthearted are bereft of reason, they have slept their sleep: and none of the men of might have found their hands.

The strong of heart were stupefied. They slept their sleep. All the men of valor did not find their hands [(to defend themselves when You came to exact punishment of them)].

At Thy rebuke, O God of Ya῾aqov, he is put to sleep, together with chariot and horse.

At Your rebuke, O G d of Jacob, chariot and horse were [stunned into] sleep.

Thou, even Thou, art to be feared: and who may stand in Thy sight when once Thou art angry?

You — You are awesome, and who can stand against You when Your wrath begins?

Thou didst cause judgment to be heard from heaven; the earth feared, and was still,

From the heavens You made judgment heard [(Isaiah prophesied the destruction of Sancheriv. And, when the prophesy was fulfilled,)] the land [(Eretz Yisrael)] which had been affrighted [(by him and his hosts)] became calm.

When God arose to judgment, to save all the humble of the earth. (Sela.)

When G d rises in judgment [against His foes, it is] to help all the humble of the earth forever.

Surely the wrath of man shall praise Thee: Thou wilt gird Thyself with the remainder of wrath.

For the wrath of man [(the wicked)] will praise You [i.e., When people see that the wrath of the wicked cannot withstand G d's punishment, they all praise Him]; You constrain the wrath of the remnant [of the wicked (by showing such wrath to be ineffectual against Him)].

Vow, and pay to the Lord your God: let all that be round about him bring presents to him that is to be feared.

Vow and pay [your vows] to the L rd Your G d, all around it [Jerusalem (upon hearing of this salvation, viz. Isaiah 19:18)]. They will bring gifts to the Awesome One,

He shall cut off the spirit of princes: he is terrible to the kings of the earth.

for [(they will realize that whenever He wills it)] He can humble the pride of the princes [and be] fearful to the kings of the earth.