Psalms 107:16
For He has broken down the gates of bronze and cut through the bars of iron.
Berean Standard Bible
In The King James Version
For he hath broken the gates of brass, and cut the bars of iron in sunder.
In Context
15Let them give thanks to the LORD for His loving devotion and His wonders to the sons of men.
17Fools, in their rebellious ways, and through their iniquities, suffered affliction.
Cross References
Judges 16:3But Samson lay there only until midnight, when he got up, took hold of the doors of the city gate and both gateposts, and pulled them out, bar and all. Then he put them on his shoulders and took them to the top of the mountain overlooking Hebron.
Isaiah 45:2“I will go before you and level the mountains; I will break down the gates of bronze and cut through the bars of iron.
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 →