Psalms 76:5
Spoiled are the stout-hearted; They sank into their sleep; The hands of the mighty were powerless.
Noyes Bible
In The King James Version
In Context
4More glorious and excellent art thou Than those mountains of robbers!
6Before thy rebuke, O God of Jacob! Fell chariot and horseman into a deep sleep!
Cross References
Job 40:10Deck thyself with grandeur and majesty, And array thyself in splendor and glory!
Isaiah 31:8The Assyrian shall fall by a sword not of man, Yea, a sword not of mortal shall devour him; He shall flee before the sword, And his young warriors shall be slaves.
Isaiah 46:12Hearken to me, ye stubborn-hearted, That are far from deliverance!
Ezekiel 30:21Son of man, I have broken the arm of Pharaoh, king of Egypt, and lo, it is not bound up, so as to have medicines applied to it; a bandage is not applied to it, to make it strong to hold the sword.
Nahum 3:18Thy shepherds slumber, O king of Assyria! Thy nobles take their rest, Thy people are scattered on the mountains, and none gathereth 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 →