Psalms 76:4
\76:3\There were the arrows of the bow broken, there he put an end to body-cover, sword, and fight. (Selah.)
Bible in Basic English
In The King James Version
Thou art more glorious and excellent than the mountains of prey.
In Context
3\76:2\In Salem is his tent, his resting-place in Zion.
5\76:4\You are shining and full of glory, more than the eternal mountains.
Cross References
Psalms 37:15But their swords will be turned into their hearts, and their bows will be broken.
Ezekiel 19:1Take up now a song of grief for the ruler of Israel, and say,
Ezekiel 38:12To take their property by force and go off with their goods; turning your hand against the waste places which now are peopled, and against the people who have been got together out of the nations, who have got cattle and goods for themselves, who are living in the middle of the earth.
Daniel 7:4The first was like a lion and had eagle's wings; while I was watching its wings were pulled off, and it was lifted up from the earth and placed on two feet like a man, and a man's heart was given to it.
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 →