Psalms 107:16
14 He brought them out of darkness and the shadow of death and broke away their chains.
15 Let them give thanks to the LORD for His loving devotion and His wonders to the sons of men.
For He has broken down the gates of bronze and cut through the bars of iron.
17 Fools, in their rebellious ways, and through their iniquities, suffered affliction.
18 They loathed all food and drew near to the gates of death.
Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
Compare
- BSB
- For He has broken down the gates of bronze and cut through the bars of iron.
- KJV
- For he hath broken the gates of brass, and cut the bars of iron in sunder.
- WEB
- For he has broken the gates of bronze, and cut through bars of iron.
- ASV
- For he hath broken the gates of brass, And cut the bars of iron in sunder.
- DARBY
- For he hath broken the gates of bronze, and cut asunder the bars of iron.
- BLB
- For He has broken down doors of bronze, and He has cut through bars of iron!
- ÅB
- for han brøt sønder porter av kobber og hugg sønder bommer av jern.
- OTB
- For han har knust bronseporter,
Og hugget jernstenger i stykker. - B1930
- for han brøt sønder porter av kobber og hugg sønder bommer av jern.
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Isaiah 45:1–2
This is what the LORD says to Cyrus His anointed, whose right hand I have grasped to subdue nations before him, to disarm kings, to open the doors before him, so that the gates will not be shut:
Read in contextJudges 16:3
But Samson lay there only until midnight, when he got up, took hold of the doors of the city gate and both gateposts, and pulled them out, bar and all. Then he put them on his shoulders and took them to the top of the mountain overlooking Hebron.
Read in contextMicah 2:13
One who breaks open the way will go up before them; they will break through the gate, and go out by it. Their King will pass through before them, the LORD as their leader.
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