Psalms 76:5

\76:4\You are shining and full of glory, more than the eternal mountains.

Bible in Basic English

In The King James Version

The stouthearted are spoiled, they have slept their sleep: and none of the men of might have found their hands.

In Context

4\76:3\There were the arrows of the bow broken, there he put an end to body-cover, sword, and fight. (Selah.)

6\76:5\Gone is the wealth of the strong, their last sleep has overcome them; the men of war have become feeble.

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Cross References

Job 40:10\40:15\See now the Great Beast, whom I made, even as I made you; he takes grass for food, like the ox.

Isaiah 31:8Then the Assyrian will come down by the sword, but not of man; the sword, not of men, will be the cause of his destruction: and he will go in flight from the sword, and his young men will be put to forced work.

Isaiah 46:12Give ear to me, you feeble-hearted, who have no faith in my righteousness:

Ezekiel 30:21Son of man, the arm of Pharaoh, king of Egypt, has been broken by me, and no band has been put round it to make it well, no band has been twisted round it to make it strong for gripping the sword.

Nahum 3:18Sorrow! how are the keepers of your flock sleeping, O king of Assyria! your strong men are at rest; your people are wandering on the mountains, and there is no one to get them together.

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 →

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