Tree of Life Version
Psalms 76:3
3In Salem is His sukkah and His dwelling place in Zion.
Psalms 76:3 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)There brake he the arrows of the bow, the shield, and the sword, and the battle. Selah.
- New International Version (NIV)There he broke the flashing arrows, the shields and the swords, the weapons of war.
- English Standard Version (ESV)There he broke the flashing arrows, the shield, the sword, and the weapons of war. Selah
- New King James Version (NKJV)There He broke the arrows of the bow, The shield and sword of battle. Selah
Context of Psalms 76:3
1For the music director, on stringed instruments: a psalm of Asaph, a song. 2In Judah God is known. In Israel His Name is great. In Salem is His sukkah and His dwelling place in Zion. 4There He broke the fiery shafts of the bow, the shield, the sword, and the battle. Selah 5You are brilliant, more majestic than nourishing mountains.
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שָׁ֭מָּה שִׁבַּ֣ר רִשְׁפֵי־קָ֑שֶׁת מָגֵ֬ן וְחֶ֖רֶב וּמִלְחָמָ֣ה סֶֽלָה׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
Cross-references for Psalms 76:3
- Psalms 46:9Come, see the works of Adonai, who brings devastations on the earth.
- 2 Chronicles 14:12and Asa and the people who were with him pursued them to Gerar. So many of the Cushites fell that they could not recover because they were shattered before Adonai and before His army. They carried away very much spoil.
- 2 Chronicles 20:25When Jehoshaphat and his people went to take the plunder, they found an abundance of goods, clothing and precious articles, which they pillaged, more than they could carry away. For three days they were taking the plunder because there was so much.
- 2 Chronicles 32:21Then Adonai sent an angel who annihilated every mighty warrior, commander and officer in the camp of the king of Assyria. So he withdrew in disgrace to his own land. When he entered the house of his god some of his own children struck him down with the sword.
- Isaiah 37:35“For I will defend this city to save it, for My own sake, and for My servant David’s sake.”
- Ezekiel 39:4You will fall on the mountains of Israel—you, all your troops and the people that are with you. I will give you as food to all kinds of birds of prey and to the beasts of the field.
Commentaries on Psalms 76:3
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 3There brake he the arrows of the bow - רשפי rishphey, the fiery arrows. Arrows, round the heads of which inflammable matter was rolled, and then ignited, were used by the ancients, and shot into towns to set them on fire; and were discharged among the towers and wooden works of besiegers. The Romans called them phalaricae; and we find them mentioned by Virgil, Aen. lib. ix., ver. 705: - Sed magnum stridens contorta phalarica venit, Fulminis acta modo. On…Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 3There 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 is unknown; but the meaning is, that God drove the invading army back, and showed his power in defending the city. The phrase “the arrows of the bow,” is literally, “the lightnings of the bow,” the word rendered “arrows” meaning properly “flame;” and then…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 3God brings an end to the attacks of his enemies (see Psalm 46:9).Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 33. brake ... the arrows--literally, "thunderbolts" (Psa 78:48), from their rapid flight or ignition (compare Psa 18:14; Ep 6:16). the battle--for arms (Ho 2:18).Read the comment
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Commentaries on Psalms 76
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Calvin’s Commentaries
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- The Treasury of David
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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