Psalms 76:3 Commentary, explanation, study verse by verse

“ There brake he the arrows of the bow, the shield, and the sword, and the battle. Selah. ”

Psalms 76:3 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

There brake he the arrows of the bow - That is, in Salem, or near Salem. The language is such as would be used in reference to invaders, or to armies that came up to storm the city. The occasion...
Psalms 76:3 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

LXXVI. The Majesty of God in Zion: Homage of the Nations. Psalms 76:2 . Salem: a poetical name for Jerusalem ( Genesis 14:18 *). Psalms 76:3 . lightnings of the bow ( mg.), i.e. arrows....
Psalms 76:3 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

There. Emphatic. Hebrew. sham . Compare Genesis 2:8 ; Exodus 40:3 (therein). Deuteronomy 1:39 (thither). 2 Chronicles 6:11 (in it). brake He . hath He broken in pieces. battle. Put by...
Psalms 76:3 - Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

3. There he broke the arrows of the bow. We have here stated the particular way in which God was known in Judah. He was known by the wonderful proofs of his power, which he exhibited in pres...
Psalms 76:3 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

There brake he the arrows of the bow, the shield, and the sword, and the battle. Selah. There brake he the arrows of the bow - רשפי rishphey, the fiery arrows. Arrows, round the heads of which inflam...
Psalms 76:3 - Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

There brake he the arrows, &c.— The fiery arrows of the bow, &c. That is, there, before the walls of Jerusalem, he overthrew the enemy, and destroyed all their military preparations. Se...
Psalms 76:3 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

There brake he the arrows of the bow, the shield, and the sword, and the battle. Selah. There. Hengstenberg translates, 'Hence,' from this place, so that they are broken in falling from it....
Psalms 76:3 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Like the previous Ps. this is a song of national deliverance, which may have been called forth, as the title in LXX suggests, by the overthrow of Sennacherib's army ( 2 Kings 19:35 ; 2 Chronicles 32...
Psalms 76:3 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

There. — This word in Psalms 14:5 does not appear to have a strictly definite local sense; and here may refer to time, possibly to some event, which we are not able with certainty to recover. A...
Psalms 76:3 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

Psalms 76:1-12 IN contents and tone this psalm is connected with Psalms 46:1-11 ; Psalms 48:1-14 . No known event corresponds so closely with its allusions as the destruction of Sennacherib's ar...
Psalms 76:3 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

“The Wrath of Man Shall Praise Thee” Psalms 76:1-12 In Psalms 76:2 , tabernacle may be rendered “covert,” and dwelling-place , “lair.” God is compared to the lion, that dreaded monarch of b...
Psalms 76:3 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

The singer celebrates a great victory, recognizing it as the work of God. The song has three movements. In the first, God is seen as the defense of the people (verses Psa 76:1-3). In the second, His...
Psalms 76:3 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

The best comment on this verse is the apostle's general observation, If God be for us, who can be against us? Jesus is both a Sun and a Shield; and no weapon formed against his people can prosper. R...
Psalms 76:3 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

There brake he the arrows of the bow .... The Targum is, "there brake he the arrows and the bows of the people that make war;'' the word רשפי, translated "arrows", signifies "sparks or coals of fi...
Psalms 76:3 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

There brake he the arrows of the bow, the shield, and the sword, and the battle. Selah. Ver. 3. There brake he the arrows of the bolt, ] There? Where? Surely in Zion, in the holy assemblies where...
Psalms 76:3 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

There brake he , &c. That is, in Judah, or at or near Jerusalem; the arrows of the bow Hebrew, רשׁפי קשׁת, rishpee kasheth, the sparks of the bow , the sparkling arrows, bright and shining, s...
Psalms 76:3 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Triumph in God. To the chief musician on Neginoth. A psalm or song of Asaph. 1 In Judah is God known: his name...
Psalms 76:3 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

There, i.e. in Judah, or at or near Jerusalem. The arrows, Heb. the sparks ; the sparkling arrows, bright and shining, swift and piercing, like sparks of fire. The bow, the shield, and the swor...
Psalms 76:3 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

INTRODUCTION Superscription .—“ To the chief Musician on Neginoth .” See Introduction to Psalms 54 . A Psalm—a Song of Asaph . (See notes on the authorship of Psalms 74 ) The superscription may...
Psalms 76:3 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

This is a martial ode, sung, according to the LXX, after the defeat of the Assyrian army. The Latin bible follows the LXX. The words of the psalm concerning the sleeping of the enemy, and the fall of...
Psalms 76:3 - The Biblical Illustrator

In Judah is God known: His name is great in Israel. Glorious aspects of the Divine character I. As the glorious resident in the midst of His people ( Psalms 76:1-2 ). God is everywhere; but is...
Psalms 76:3 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

EXPOSITION THE present psalm consists of three stanzas—the first of three verses, terminated by the pause mark, "Selah;" the second of six verses, ended similarly, and the third (like the firs...
Psalms 76:3 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

God the Protector of His Church. To the chief musician on Neginoth, to be sung in public worship to the accompaniment of stringed instruments, a psalm or song of Asaph, another hymn commemorating...
Psalms 76:3 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

2 Chronicles 14:12 ; 2 Chronicles 14:13 ; 2 Chronicles 20:25 ; 2 Chronicles 32:21 ; Ezekiel 39:10 ; Ezekiel 39:3 ; Ezekiel 39:4 ; Ezekiel 39:9 ; Isaiah 37:35 ; Isaiah 37:36 ; Psalms 46:9
Psalms 76:3 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes

There — At Jerusalem. Sword — Both offensive and defensive weapons. Battle — All the power of the army, which was put in battle — array.

Psalms 76:3 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Psalms 76:3 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Psalms 76:3 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

Psalms 76:3 - Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

Psalms 76:3 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

Psalms 76:3 - Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

Psalms 76:3 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Psalms 76:3 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Psalms 76:3 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

Psalms 76:3 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

Psalms 76:3 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

Psalms 76:3 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

Psalms 76:3 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

Psalms 76:3 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

Psalms 76:3 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

Psalms 76:3 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Psalms 76:3 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Psalms 76:3 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Psalms 76:3 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

Psalms 76:3 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Psalms 76:3 - The Biblical Illustrator

Psalms 76:3 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

Psalms 76:3 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Psalms 76:3 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Psalms 76:3 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes