Psalms 107:16
The doors of brass are broken by his arm, and the bands of iron are cut in two.
Bible in Basic English
In The King James Version
For he hath broken the gates of brass, and cut the bars of iron in sunder.
In Context
17Foolish men, because of their sins, and because of their wrongdoing, are troubled;
Cross References
Judges 16:3And Samson was there till the middle of the night; then he got up, and took a grip on the doors of the town, pulling them up, together with their two supports and their locks, and put them on his back and took them up to the top of the hill in front of Hebron.
Isaiah 45:2I will go before you, and make the rough places level: the doors of brass will be broken, and the iron rods cut in two:
Matthew Henry on Psalms 107:11-17
The Divine Goodness towards Prisoners. 10 Such as sit in darkness and in the shadow of death, being bound in affliction and iron; 11 Because they rebelled against the words of God, and contemned the counsel of the most High: 12 Therefore he brought down their heart with labour; they fell down, and there was none to help. 13 Then they cried unto the Lord in their trouble, and he saved them out of their distresses. 14 He brought them out of darkness and the shadow of death, and brake their bands in sunder. 15 Oh… Read the whole commentary →