Psalms 76:5
3 There brake he the arrows of the bow, the shield, and the sword, and the battle. Selah.
4 Thou art more glorious and excellent than the mountains of prey.
The stouthearted are spoiled, they have slept their sleep: and none of the men of might have found their hands.
6 At thy rebuke, O God of Jacob, both the chariot and horse are cast into a dead sleep.
7 Thou, even thou, art to be feared: and who may stand in thy sight when once thou art angry?
This was said to Israel at a particular time, so it is wise to read it together with the surrounding text. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
Compare
- BSB
- The valiant lie plundered; they sleep their last sleep. No men of might could lift a hand.
- KJV
- The stouthearted are spoiled, they have slept their sleep: and none of the men of might have found their hands.
- WEB
- Valiant men lie plundered, they have slept their last sleep. None of the men of war can lift their hands.
- ASV
- The stouthearted are made a spoil, They have slept their sleep; And none of the men of might have found their hands.
- DARBY
- The stout-hearted are made a spoil, they have slept their sleep; and none of the men of might have found their hands.
- BLB
- They became plunder, the mighty of heart; they have slept their sleep, and the men of might could not find any of their hands.
- ÅB
- Mennene med det sterke hjerte er blitt et rov; de sover sin søvn, og ingen av de veldige menn fant sine hender.
- OTB
- De modige ble plyndret,
De falt i søvn;
Og ingen av krigerne kunne bruke sine hender. - B1930
- Mennene med det sterke hjerte er blitt et rov; de sover sin søvn, og ingen av de veldige menn fant sine hender.
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Nahum 3:18
Thy shepherds slumber, O king of Assyria: thy nobles shall dwell in the dust: thy people is scattered upon the mountains, and no man gathereth them.
Read in contextPsalms 13:3
Consider and hear me, O LORD my God: lighten mine eyes, lest I sleep the sleep of death;
Read in contextJeremiah 51:39
In their heat I will make their feasts, and I will make them drunken, that they may rejoice, and sleep a perpetual sleep, and not wake, saith the LORD.
Read in contextIsaiah 46:12
Hearken unto me, ye stouthearted, that are far from righteousness:
Read in contextIsaiah 37:36
Then the angel of the LORD went forth, and smote in the camp of the Assyrians a hundred and fourscore and five thousand: and when they arose early in the morning, behold, they were all dead corpses.
Read in contextLuke 1:51–52
He hath shewed strength with his arm; he hath scattered the proud in the imagination of their hearts.
Read in contextEzekiel 30:21–25
Son of man, I have broken the arm of Pharaoh king of Egypt; and, lo, it shall not be bound up to be healed, to put a roller to bind it, to make it strong to hold the sword.
Read in contextJob 40:10–12
Deck thyself now with majesty and excellency; and array thyself with glory and beauty.
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