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Psalms 76:3

76:2 In Salem also is his tabernacle, and his dwelling place in Zion.
There brake he the arrows of the bow, the shield, and the sword, and the battle. Selah.

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There he broke the flaming arrows of the bow, the shield, and the sword, and the weapons of war. Selah.

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

There broke he the arrows of the bow, the shield, and the sword, and the battle. Selah.

76:4 Thou art more glorious and excellent than the mountains of prey.

What does Psalms 76:3 mean?

Psalms 76:3 is a verse in the book of Psalms, in the Old Testament. In the original Hebrew, key words include שָׁבַר (shâbar), רֶשֶׁף (resheph), קֶשֶׁת (qesheth).

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brakeשָׁבַרshâbar/shaw-bar'/H7665to burst (literally or figuratively)
he
the
arrowsרֶשֶׁףresheph/reh'-shef/H7565a live coal; by analogy lightning; figuratively, an arrow, (as flashing through the air); specifically, fever
of
the
bow,קֶשֶׁתqesheth/keh'-sheth/H7198a bow, forshooting (hence, figuratively, strength) or the iris
the
shield,מָגֵןmâgên/maw-gane'/H4043a shield (i.e. the small one or buckler); figuratively, a protector; also the scaly hide of the crocodile
and
the
sword,חֶרֶבchereb/kheh'-reb/H2719drought; also a cutting instrument (from its destructive effect), as a knife, sword, or other sharp implement
and
the
battle.מִלְחָמָהmilchâmâh/mil-khaw-maw'/H4421a battle (i.e. the engagement); generally, war (i.e. warfare)
Selah.סֶלָהçelâh/seh'-law/H5542suspension (of music), i.e. pause

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Verses like this

Other verses that share key original-language words with Psalms 76:3.

1 Chronicles 5:18

The sons of Reuben, and the Gadites, and half the tribe of Manasseh, of valiant men, men able to bear buckler and sword, and to shoot with bow, and skilful in war, were four and forty thousand seven hundred and threescore, that went out to the war. valiant: Heb. sons of valour

2 Chronicles 14:8

And Asa had an army of men that bare targets and spears, out of Judah three hundred thousand; and out of Benjamin, that bare shields and drew bows, two hundred and fourscore thousand: all these were mighty men of valour.

2 Chronicles 17:17

And of Benjamin; Eliada a mighty man of valour, and with him armed men with bow and shield two hundred thousand.

2 Chronicles 26:14

And Uzziah prepared for them throughout all the host shields, and spears, and helmets, and habergeons, and bows, and slings to cast stones. slings: Heb. stones of slings

Deuteronomy 33:29

Happy art thou, O Israel: who is like unto thee, O people saved by the LORD, the shield of thy help, and who is the sword of thy excellency! and thine enemies shall be found liars unto thee; and thou shalt tread upon their high places. found: or, subdued

Genesis 48:22

Moreover I have given to thee one portion above thy brethren, which I took out of the hand of the Amorite with my sword and with my bow.

Nehemiah 4:16

And it came to pass from that time forth, that the half of my servants wrought in the work, and the other half of them held both the spears, the shields, and the bows, and the habergeons; and the rulers were behind all the house of Judah.

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What does Psalms 76:3 say?

Psalms 76:3 (King James Version) reads: "There brake he the arrows of the bow, the shield, and the sword, and the battle. Selah."

Is Psalms 76:3 in the Old or New Testament?

Psalms 76:3 is in the Old Testament of the Bible, in the book of Psalms.

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