Psalms 46:9
(46-10) He maketh wars to cease unto the end of the earth; He breaketh the bow, and cutteth the spear in sunder; He burneth the chariots in the fire.
JPS TaNaKH 1917
In The King James Version
In Context
8(46-9) Come, behold the works of the LORD, who hath made desolations in the earth.
Cross References
Joshua 11:6And the LORD said unto Joshua: 'Be not afraid because of them; for to-morrow at this time will I deliver them up all slain before Israel; thou shalt hough their horses, and burn their chariots with fire.'
1 Samuel 2:4The bows of the mighty men are broken, and they that stumbled are girded with strength.
Psalms 76:3(76-4) There He broke the fiery shafts of the bow; the shield, and the sword, and the battle. Selah
Isaiah 10:23For an extermination wholly determined shall the Lord, the GOD of hosts, make in the midst of all the earth.
Isaiah 60:18Violence shall no more be heard in thy land, desolation nor destruction within thy borders; but thou shalt call thy walls Salvation, and thy gates Praise.
Ezekiel 39:9And they that dwell in the cities of Israel shall go forth, and shall make fires of the weapons and use them as fuel, both the shields and the bucklers, the bows and the arrows, and the hand-staves, and the spears, and they shall make fires of them seven years;
Matthew Henry on Psalms 46:7-11
Confidence in God. 6 The heathen raged, the kingdoms were moved: he uttered his voice, the earth melted. 7 The Lord of hosts is with us; the God of Jacob is our refuge. Selah. 8 Come, behold the works of the Lord , what desolations he hath made in the earth. 9 He maketh wars to cease unto the end of the earth; he breaketh the bow, and cutteth the spear in sunder; he burneth the chariot in the fire. 10 Be still, and know that I am God: I will be exalted among the heathen, I will be exalted in the earth. 11 The Lord… Read the whole commentary →