Psalms 76:3
What does Psalms 76:3 mean?
A plain-English look at Psalms 76:3 in WEB alongside six other public-domain English translations, with cross-references and chapter context.
Parallel translations
WEB
World English Bible · 2000There he brake the arrows of the bow; The shield, and the sword, and the battle. [Selah
KJV
King James Version · 1611There brake he the arrows of the bow, the shield, and the sword, and the battle. Selah.
ASV
American Standard Version · 1901There he brake the arrows of the bow; The shield, and the sword, and the battle. [Selah
BBE
Bible in Basic English · 1949There were the arrows of the bow broken, there he put an end to body-cover, sword, and fight. (Selah.)
YLT
Young's Literal Translation · 1862There he hath shivered arrows of a bow, Shield, and sword, and battle. Selah.
DRA
Douay-Rheims (Challoner) · 1752In the days of my trouble I sought God, with my hands lifted up to him in the night, and I was not deceived. My soul refused to be comforted:
DBY
Darby Bible · 1890There broke he the flashings of the bow, shield and sword and battle. Selah.
Context
Cross references
Related passages from across Scripture, drawn from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Isaiah 37:35
For I will defend this city to save it, for mine own sake, and for my servant David’s sake.
- Ezekiel 39:9
And they that dwell in the cities of Israel shall go forth, and shall make fires of the weapons and burn them, both the shields and the bucklers, the bows and the arrows, and the handstaves, and the spears, and they shall make fires of them seven years;
- Ezekiel 39:3
and I will smite thy bow out of thy left hand, and will cause thine arrows to fall out of thy right hand.
- Psalms 46:9
He maketh wars to cease unto the end of the earth; He breaketh the bow, and cutteth the spear in sunder; He burneth the chariots in the fire.
- 2 Chronicles 32:21
And Jehovah sent an angel, who cut off all the mighty men of valor, and the leaders and captains, in the camp of the king of Assyria. So he returned with shame of face to his own land. And when he was come into the house of his god, they that came forth from his own bowels slew him there with the sword.
- 2 Chronicles 14:12
So Jehovah smote the Ethiopians before Asa, and before Judah; and the Ethiopians fled.
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