76:11 Make vows to the Lord your God and repay them!
Let all those who surround him 1 bring tribute to the awesome one!
76:12 He humbles princes; 2
the kings of the earth regard him as awesome. 3
1 tn The phrase “all those who surround him” may refer to the surrounding nations (v. 12 may favor this), but in Ps 89:7 the phrase refers to God’s heavenly assembly.
2 tn Heb “he reduces the spirit of princes.” According to HALOT 148 s.v. II בצר, the Hebrew verb בָּצַר (batsar) is here a hapax legomenon meaning “reduce, humble.” The statement is generalizing, with the imperfect tense highlighting God’s typical behavior.
3 tn Heb “[he is] awesome to the kings of the earth.”