Psalms 76:3
There brake he the lightning of the bow, The shield, the sword, and all the weapons of battle.
Noyes Bible
In The King James Version
There brake he the arrows of the bow, the shield, and the sword, and the battle. Selah.
In Context
2In Jerusalem is his tabernacle, And in Zion his dwelling-place.
4More glorious and excellent art thou Than those mountains of robbers!
Cross References
Psalms 46:9He causeth wars to cease to the end of the earth; He hath broken the bow, and snapped the spear asunder, And burned the chariots in fire.
Ezekiel 39:3And I will smite thy bow out of thy left hand, and cause thine arrows to fall out of thy right hand.
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 →