Psalm 76

Psalms · Chapter 76

Psalms 76:3

1In Judah is God known: his name is great in Israel.2In Salem also is his tabernacle, and his dwelling place in Zion.3There brake he the arrows of the bow, the shield, and the sword, and the battle. Selah.4Thou art more glorious and excellent than the mountains of prey.5The stouthearted are spoiled, they have slept their sleep: and none of the men of might have found their hands.6At thy rebuke, O God of Jacob, both the chariot and horse are cast into a dead sleep.7Thou, even thou, art to be feared: and who may stand in thy sight when once thou art angry?8Thou didst cause judgment to be heard from heaven; the earth feared, and was still,9When God arose to judgment, to save all the meek of the earth. Selah.10Surely the wrath of man shall praise thee: the remainder of wrath shalt thou restrain.11Vow, and pay unto the LORD your God: let all that be round about him bring presents unto him that ought to be feared.12He shall cut off the spirit of princes: he is terrible to the kings of the earth.

King James Version (1769)

Other translations

VerseKJVBSBASV
3There brake he the arrows of the bow, the shield, and the sword, and the battle. Selah.There He shattered the flaming arrows, the shield and sword and weapons of war. SelahThere he brake the arrows of the bow; The shield, and the sword, and the battle. [Selah

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Original Hebrew words

EnglishHebrewSay itStrong'sMeaning
there towardsשָׁ֭מָּהSHA-mahH8033G
there

שָׁם (sham) 1) there, thither 1a) there 1b) thither (after verbs of motion) 1c) from there, thence 1d) then (as an adverb of time) Aramaic equivalent: tam.mah (תַּמָּה "there" H8536)

he shatteredשִׁבַּ֣רshi-BARH7665
to break

שָׁבַר (sha.var) 1) to break, break in pieces 1a) (Qal) 1a1) break, break in or down, rend violently, wreck, crush, quench 1a2) to break, rupture (fig) 1b) (Niphal) 1b1) to be broken, be maimed, be crippled, be wrecked 1b2) to be broken, be crushed (fig) 1c) (Piel) to shatter, break 1d) (Hiphil) to cause to break out, bring to the birth 1e) (Hophal) to be broken, be shattered Aramaic equivalent: te.var (תְּבַר "to break" H8406)

flames ofרִשְׁפֵי־rish-fei-H7565
flash

רֶ֫שֶׁף (re.sheph) 1) flame, firebolt, spark 1a) flame 1b) fire-bolt

a bowקָ֑שֶׁתKA-shetH7198
bow

קֶ֫שֶׁת (qe.shet) 1) bow 1a) bow (for hunting, battle) 1b) bowmen, archers 1c) bow (fig. of might) 1d) rainbow

shieldמָגֵ֬ןma-GENH4043
shield

מָגֵן (ma.gen) shield, buckler

and swordוְחֶ֖רֶבve-CHE-revH2719
sword

חֶ֫רֶב (che.rev) 1) sword, knife 1a) sword 1b) knife 1c) tools for cutting stone

and battleוּמִלְחָמָ֣הu-mil-cha-MAHH4421
battle

מִלְחָמָה (mil.cha.mah) battle, war

Selahסֶֽלָה׃SE-lahH5542
Selah

סֶ֫לָה (se.lah) § 1) to lift up, exalt 1a) Selah 1a1) a technical musical term probably showing accentuation, pause, interruption

Words and meanings from STEPBible data (Tyndale House, Cambridge, CC BY 4.0). The capitalized syllable is the stressed one.