Psalms 76:5
The valiant lie plundered; they sleep their last sleep. No men of might could lift a hand.
Majority Standard Bible
In The King James Version
In Context
4You are resplendent with light, more majestic than mountains filled with game.
6At Your rebuke, O God of Jacob, both horse and rider lie stunned.
Cross References
Job 40:10Then adorn yourself with majesty and splendor, and clothe yourself with honor and glory.
Isaiah 31:8“Then Assyria will fall, but not by the sword of man; a sword will devour them, but not one made by mortals. They will flee before the sword, and their young men will be put to forced labor.
Isaiah 46:12Listen to Me, you stubborn people, far removed from righteousness:
Ezekiel 30:21“Son of man, I have broken the arm of Pharaoh king of Egypt. See, it has not been bound up for healing, or splinted for strength to hold the sword.
Nahum 3:18O king of Assyria, your shepherds slumber; your officers sleep. Your people are scattered on the mountains with no one to gather them.
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 →