Psalms 76:4
There hath he broken the powers of bows, the shield, the sword, and the battie.
Douay-Rheims 1899
In The King James Version
Thou art more glorious and excellent than the mountains of prey.
In Context
3And his place is in peace: and his abode in Sion:
5Thou enlightenest wonderfully from the everlasting hills.
Cross References
Psalms 37:15Let their sword enter into their own hearts, and let their bow be broken.
Ezekiel 19:1Moreover take thou up a lamentation for the princes of Israel,
Ezekiel 38:12To take spoils, and lay hold on the prey, to lay thy hand upon them that had been wasted, and afterwards restored, and upon the people that is gathered together out of the nations, which hath begun to possess and to dwell in the midst of the earth.
Daniel 7:4The first was like a lioness, and had the wings of an eagle: I beheld till her wings were plucked off, and she was lifted up from the earth, and stood upon her feet as a man, and the heart of a man was given to her.
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 →