Psalms 76:5
The stouthearted are made a spoil. They have slept their sleep, and none of the men of might have found their hands.
A Conservative Version
In The King James Version
In Context
4Thou [are] more glorious [and] excellent than the mountains of prey.
6At thy rebuke, O God of Jacob, both chariot and horse are cast into a deep sleep.
Cross References
Job 40:10Deck thyself now with excellency and dignity, and array thyself with honor and majesty.
Isaiah 31:8And the Assyrian shall fall by the sword, not of man, and the sword, not of men, shall devour him. But he shall flee from the sword, and his young men shall become subject to task work.
Isaiah 46:12Hearken to me, ye stout-hearted, who are far from righteousness:
Ezekiel 30:21Son of man, I have broken the arm of Pharaoh king of Egypt. And, lo, it has not been bound up, to apply medicines, to put a bandage to bind it, that it be strong to hold the sword.
Nahum 3:18Thy shepherds slumber, O king of Assyria. Thy nobles are at rest. Thy people are scattered upon the mountains, and there is none to gather them.
Matthew Henry on Psalms 76:2-7
Triumph in God. 1 In Judah is God known: his name is great in Israel. 2 In Salem also is his tabernacle, and his dwelling place in Zion. 3 There brake he the arrows of the bow, the shield, and the sword, and the battle. Selah. 4 Thou art more glorious and excellent than the mountains of prey. 5 The stouthearted are spoiled, they have slept their sleep: and none of the men of might have found their hands. 6 At thy rebuke, O God of Jacob, both the chariot and horse are cast into a dead sleep. The church is here… Read the whole commentary →