Chapter 76
This Psalm could have been written about Sennacherib's army. It says that God defeats His enemies, the enemies of His people. God is to be feared by all, no one can stand before Him.
2023 - These verses:
3 There he broke the flashing arrows, the shield, the sword, and the weapons of war. Selah ...
6 At your rebuke, O God of Jacob, both rider and horse lay stunned.
7 But you, you are to be feared! Who can stand before you when once your anger is roused? [Psa 76:3, 6-7 ESV]
These speak of physical battle. Arrows released and blocked. Of massive armies laid waste. Now compare the verses below:
2023 - So continuing to explore the idea that this Asaph is a prophet and is talking here not about 586 BC, or any time before that, but about end times, could we see this Psalm as prophetic of the pre-Millennial battle in Revelation 19:
11 Then I saw heaven opened, and behold, a white horse! The one sitting on it is called Faithful and True, and in righteousness he judges and makes war. ...
14 And the armies of heaven, arrayed in fine linen, white and pure, were following him on white horses.
15 From his mouth comes a sharp sword with which to strike down the nations, and he will rule them with a rod of iron. He will tread the winepress of the fury of the wrath of God the Almighty. [Rev 19:11, 14-15 ESV]
And there are more here also that speak of the "extremities" of this battle.
2023 - Or is Asaph talking about this one at the end of the Millennial?:
7 And when the thousand years are ended, Satan will be released from his prison ...
9 And they marched up over the broad plain of the earth and surrounded the camp of the saints and the beloved city, but fire came down from heaven and consumed them, [Rev 20:7, 9 ESV]
This one ties better to Psalm 76:2 as the setting for the rest of that Psalm:
2 His abode has been established in Salem, his dwelling place in Zion. [Psa 76:2 ESV]
2024 - Looks a lot more like end times than Sennacherib. Vss 1-3 speak to his capture and occupation of Jerusalem. We would have to put this post-Armageddon. Vs 3 tells us he will take it by force. Vss 4-6....What about this verse: 21 And the rest were slain by the sword that came from the mouth of him who was sitting on the horse, and all the birds were gorged with their flesh. [Rev 19:21 ESV]. There really is no battle. He speaks and the army of the SoP is destroyed. And then Jesus goes to Jerusalem and takes his throne. 7-9 seem to be a picture of the end, when the trumpet and the shout are heard, and Jesus comes with his army, striking abject terror into the hearts of his enemies on earth. They will "freeze" in place in their terror. Then vss 11-12 seem to describe Christ on his throne, with power over all the authorities still on earth. They all fear him, and stay in line, and offer gifts to him. Sure seems to work as an end times prophecy. But...
The chronological Bible connects this Psalm not with end times but with the defeat of Sennacherib. I don't know if that is entirely interpretational or they have some information - extra-Biblical information - that says it is about that time. But some pretty smart people connect this with Sennacherib's defeat.