A Call to Reverence, Part 1

A Call to Reverence
An Exposition of Psalm 76
"Safe? Of course he isn't safe. But he's good. He's the King."
—Mr. Beaver in C. S. Lewis' Narnia series
Know, fear, and serve the true God.
•Know Him (1–3)
✓Indispensable to fearing Him
✓Introducing Him (1–3)
✓Identifying Him with Jesus
•Fear Him (4–10)
✓He is invincible (4–6)
✓He is intimidating (7–10). "There is still a limited place for the fear of dread and terror in the heart and life of a true child of God" (A. N. Martin, The Forgotten Fear).
The psalm's middle line is its main theme:
Thou, even thou, art to be feared: and who may stand in thy sight when once thou art angry (v. 7).
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•Serve Him (11, 12)
✓Uncoerced Praise (10, implied)
✓Unrestrained Prayer (11a)
✓Unsparing Piety (11b)
Conclusion: Our hope in this God (12)