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Interlude<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/psalms/76.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />There he broke the flashing arrows, the shield, the sword, and the weapons of war. Selah<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/psalms/76.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />There He shattered the flaming arrows, the shield and sword and weapons of war. Selah<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/psalms/76.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />There brake he the arrows of the bow, the shield, and the sword, and the battle. Selah.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/psalms/76.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />There He broke the arrows of the bow, The shield and sword of battle. Selah</i><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/psalms/76.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />There He broke the flaming arrows, The shield, the sword, and the weapons of war. Selah<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/psalms/76.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />There He broke the flaming arrows, The shield and the sword and the weapons of war. Selah.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/psalms/76.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />There He broke the flaming arrows, The shield, and the sword, and the weapons of war. Selah.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/psalms/76.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />There He broke the flaming arrows, The shield and the sword and the battle. Selah.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/psalms/76.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />There He broke the flaming arrows, The shield, the sword, and the weapons of war. Selah.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/psalms/76.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />There he shatters the bow’s flaming arrows, the shield, the sword, and the weapons of war. Selah<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/psalms/76.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />There He shatters the bow&#8217s flaming arrows, the shield, the sword, and the weapons of war. Selah <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/psalms/76.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />There he brake the arrows of the bow; The shield, and the sword, and the battle. [Selah<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/psalms/76.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />There you destroyed fiery arrows, shields, swords, and all the other weapons. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/psalms/76.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />There he brake the arrows of the bow; the shield, and the sword, and the battle. Selah<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/psalms/76.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />There he destroyed flaming arrows, shields, swords, and weapons of war. [Selah]<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/psalms/76.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />There he broke the arrows of the enemy, their shields and swords, yes, all their weapons. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/psalms/76.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />There he shattered sharp arrows, shields, swords, and weapons of war. Interlude<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/psalms/76.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />There He shattered the flaming arrows, the shield and sword and weapons of war. Selah<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/psalms/76.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />There he shattered the arrows, the shield, the sword, and the rest of the weapons of war. (Selah) <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/psalms/76.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />There he broke the flaming arrows of the bow, the shield, and the sword, and the weapons of war. Selah.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/psalms/76.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />There he broke the arrows of the bow, the shield, and the sword, and the battle. Selah.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/psalms/76.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />There he broke the flaming arrows of the bow, the shield, and the sword, and the weapons of war. Selah. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/psalms/76.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />There He has shattered arrows of a bow, "" Shield, and sword, and battle. Selah.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/psalms/76.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> There he hath shivered arrows of a bow, Shield, and sword, and battle. Selah.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/psalms/76.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />There he broke the lightnings of the bow, the shield and the sword, and war. Silence.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/psalms/76.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />There hath he broken the powers of bows, the shield, the sword, and the battie. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/psalms/76.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br /><V 75:4>In that place, he has broken the powers of the bows, the shield, the sword, and the battle.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/psalms/76.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />There the flashing arrows were shattered, shield, sword, and weapons of war. <i>Selah</i> <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/psalms/76.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />There he broke the flashing arrows, the shield, the sword, and the weapons of war. Selah<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/psalms/76.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />There broke he the arms of the bow, the shield, and the sword, in the battle.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/psalms/76.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />There he shattered the arms of bows, the supply of arms and the sword in war.<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/psalms/76.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />There He broke the fiery shafts of the bow; The shield, and the sword, and the battle. Selah <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/psalms/76.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />There he broke the power of the bows, the shield, and the sword, and the battle. Pause.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/psalms/76-3.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/nFaD2oDhKPc?start=9256" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/psalms/76.htm">God's Name is Great in Israel</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">2</span>His tent is in Salem, His dwelling place in Zion. <span class="reftext">3</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/8033.htm" title="8033: māh (Adv:: 3fs) -- There, thither. A primitive particle; there then; often thither, or thence.">There</a> <a href="/hebrew/7665.htm" title="7665: šib·bar (V-Piel-Perf-3ms) -- To break, break in pieces. A primitive root; to burst.">He shattered</a> <a href="/hebrew/7565.htm" title="7565: riš·p̄ê- (N-mpc) -- Flame. From saraph; a live coal; by analogy lightning; figuratively, an arrow,; specifically, fever.">the flaming arrows,</a> <a href="/hebrew/7198.htm" title="7198: qā·šeṯ (N-fs) -- A bow. From qashah in the original sense of bending: a bow, for shooting or the iris."></a> <a href="/hebrew/4043.htm" title="4043: mā·ḡên (N-cs) -- A shield. Also feminine mginnah; from ganan; a shield; figuratively, a protector; also the scaly hide of the crocodile.">the shield</a> <a href="/hebrew/2719.htm" title="2719: wə·ḥe·reḇ (Conj-w:: N-fs) -- A sword. From charab; drought; also a cutting instrument, as a knife, sword, or other sharp implement.">and sword</a> <a href="/hebrew/4421.htm" title="4421: ū·mil·ḥā·māh (Conj-w:: N-fs) -- A battle, war. From lacham; a battle; generally, war.">and weapons of war.</a> <a href="/hebrew/5542.htm" title="5542: se·lāh (Interjection) -- To lift up, exalt. From calah; suspension, i.e. Pause.">Selah</a> </span><span class="reftext">4</span>You are resplendent with light, more majestic than mountains filled with game.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/2-4.htm">Isaiah 2:4</a></span><br />Then He will judge between the nations and arbitrate for many peoples. They will beat their swords into plowshares and their spears into pruning hooks. Nation will no longer take up the sword against nation, nor train anymore for war.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/micah/4-3.htm">Micah 4:3</a></span><br />Then He will judge between many peoples and arbitrate for strong nations far and wide. Then they will beat their swords into plowshares and their spears into pruning hooks. Nation will no longer take up the sword against nation, nor will they train anymore for war.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hosea/2-18.htm">Hosea 2:18</a></span><br />On that day I will make a covenant for them with the beasts of the field and the birds of the air and the creatures that crawl on the ground. And I will abolish bow and sword and battle in the land, and will make them lie down in safety.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezekiel/39-9.htm">Ezekiel 39:9-10</a></span><br />Then those who dwell in the cities of Israel will go out, kindle fires, and burn up the weapons—the bucklers and shields, the bows and arrows, the clubs and spears. For seven years they will use them for fuel. / They will not gather wood from the countryside or cut it from the forests, for they will use the weapons for fuel. They will loot those who looted them and plunder those who plundered them, declares the Lord GOD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/9-5.htm">Isaiah 9:5</a></span><br />For every trampling boot of battle and every garment rolled in blood will be burned as fuel for the fire.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/54-17.htm">Isaiah 54:17</a></span><br />No weapon formed against you shall prosper, and you will refute every tongue that accuses you. This is the heritage of the servants of the LORD, and their vindication is from Me,” declares the LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_chronicles/32-21.htm">2 Chronicles 32:21</a></span><br />and the LORD sent an angel who annihilated every mighty man of valor and every leader and commander in the camp of the king of Assyria. So he withdrew to his own land in disgrace. And when he entered the temple of his god, some of his own sons struck him down with the sword.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_kings/19-35.htm">2 Kings 19:35</a></span><br />And that very night the angel of the LORD went out and struck down 185,000 men in the camp of the Assyrians. When the people got up the next morning, there were all the dead bodies!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/37-36.htm">Isaiah 37:36</a></span><br />Then the angel of the LORD went out and struck down 185,000 men in the camp of the Assyrians. When the people got up the next morning, there were all the dead bodies!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/zechariah/9-10.htm">Zechariah 9:10</a></span><br />And I will cut off the chariot from Ephraim and the horse from Jerusalem, and the bow of war will be broken. Then He will proclaim peace to the nations. His dominion will extend from sea to sea, and from the Euphrates to the ends of the earth.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_samuel/17-47.htm">1 Samuel 17:47</a></span><br />And all those assembled here will know that it is not by sword or spear that the LORD saves; for the battle is the LORD’s, and He will give all of you into our hands.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/21-4.htm">Jeremiah 21:4</a></span><br />this is what the LORD, the God of Israel, says: ‘I will turn against you the weapons of war in your hands, with which you are fighting the king of Babylon and the Chaldeans who besiege you outside the wall, and I will assemble their forces in the center of this city.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/50-25.htm">Jeremiah 50:25</a></span><br />The LORD has opened His armory and brought out His weapons of wrath, for this is the work of the Lord GOD of Hosts in the land of the Chaldeans.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/romans/8-31.htm">Romans 8:31</a></span><br />What then shall we say in response to these things? If God is for us, who can be against us?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ephesians/6-16.htm">Ephesians 6:16</a></span><br />In addition to all this, take up the shield of faith, with which you can extinguish all the flaming arrows of the evil one.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">There broke he the arrows of the bow, the shield, and the sword, and the battle. Selah.</p><p class="hdg">there</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/46-9.htm">Psalm 46:9</a></b></br> He maketh wars to cease unto the end of the earth; he breaketh the bow, and cutteth the spear in sunder; he burneth the chariot in the fire.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/2_chronicles/14-12.htm">2 Chronicles 14:12,13</a></b></br> So the LORD smote the Ethiopians before Asa, and before Judah; and the Ethiopians fled… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/2_chronicles/20-25.htm">2 Chronicles 20:25</a></b></br> And when Jehoshaphat and his people came to take away the spoil of them, they found among them in abundance both riches with the dead bodies, and precious jewels, which they stripped off for themselves, more than they could carry away: and they were three days in gathering of the spoil, it was so much.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/psalms/64-7.htm">Arrows</a> <a href="/psalms/55-18.htm">Battle</a> <a href="/judges/5-8.htm">Body-Cover</a> <a href="/psalms/72-11.htm">Bow</a> <a href="/job/38-10.htm">Brake</a> <a href="/psalms/74-15.htm">Broke</a> <a href="/psalms/74-14.htm">Broken</a> <a href="/psalms/73-27.htm">End</a> <a href="/psalms/29-7.htm">Fiery</a> <a href="/psalms/21-9.htm">Flaming</a> <a href="/job/39-23.htm">Flashing</a> <a href="/exodus/8-18.htm">Flashings</a> <a href="/psalms/75-3.htm">Selah</a> <a href="/psalms/7-13.htm">Shafts</a> <a href="/psalms/59-11.htm">Shield</a> <a href="/psalms/47-9.htm">Shields</a> <a href="/psalms/37-17.htm">Shivered</a> <a href="/psalms/64-3.htm">Sword</a> <a href="/psalms/64-3.htm">Swords</a> <a href="/psalms/68-30.htm">War</a> <a href="/psalms/7-13.htm">Weapons</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/psalms/77-17.htm">Arrows</a> <a href="/psalms/78-9.htm">Battle</a> <a href="/jeremiah/46-3.htm">Body-Cover</a> <a href="/psalms/78-9.htm">Bow</a> <a href="/psalms/105-16.htm">Brake</a> <a href="/psalms/78-21.htm">Broke</a> <a href="/psalms/78-15.htm">Broken</a> <a href="/psalms/76-12.htm">End</a> <a href="/psalms/78-14.htm">Fiery</a> <a href="/psalms/77-18.htm">Flaming</a> <a href="/ezekiel/1-4.htm">Flashing</a> <a href="/exodus/7-11.htm">Flashings</a> <a href="/psalms/76-9.htm">Selah</a> <a href="/lamentations/3-13.htm">Shafts</a> <a href="/psalms/84-9.htm">Shield</a> <a href="/psalms/140-7.htm">Shields</a> <a href="/psalms/37-15.htm">Shivered</a> <a href="/psalms/78-62.htm">Sword</a> <a href="/psalms/149-6.htm">Swords</a> <a href="/psalms/76-5.htm">War</a> <a href="/ecclesiastes/9-18.htm">Weapons</a><div class="vheading2">Psalm 76</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/psalms/76-1.htm">A declaration of God's majesty in the church</a></span><br><span class="reftext">11. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/psalms/76-11.htm">An exhortation to serve him reverently.</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> <br /><br /> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/psalms/76.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/psalms/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/psalms/76.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div><b>There He shattered the flaming arrows</b><br>This phrase highlights God's power and intervention in battle. In ancient warfare, flaming arrows were used to cause destruction and panic. The imagery of God shattering these arrows signifies His ability to protect His people and nullify the threats against them. This can be connected to <a href="/ephesians/6-16.htm">Ephesians 6:16</a>, where believers are encouraged to take up the shield of faith to extinguish the flaming arrows of the evil one, illustrating God's protective power over spiritual attacks.<p><b>the shield and sword and weapons of war</b><br>The mention of shields, swords, and weapons of war emphasizes the comprehensive nature of God's victory over human military might. In biblical times, these were the primary tools of warfare, representing human strength and strategy. God's ability to render them ineffective demonstrates His supremacy over human efforts. This echoes the theme found in <a href="/2_chronicles/20-15.htm">2 Chronicles 20:15</a>, where the battle is declared to belong to the Lord, not to human warriors. It also foreshadows the ultimate peace brought by Christ, the Prince of Peace, who will end all wars (<a href="/isaiah/9-6.htm">Isaiah 9:6-7</a>).<p><b>Selah</b><br>The term "Selah" is often used in the Psalms to indicate a pause for reflection. It invites the reader to contemplate the preceding message of God's overwhelming power and protection. This pause allows for meditation on the assurance that God provides, encouraging trust in His sovereignty and strength. The use of "Selah" here underscores the importance of internalizing the truth of God's victory and the peace that follows His intervention.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/g/god.htm">God (He)</a></b><br>The central figure in this verse, God is depicted as the divine warrior who shatters the instruments of war, demonstrating His power and sovereignty.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/z/zion/jerusalem.htm">Zion/Jerusalem</a></b><br>While not explicitly mentioned in this verse, the context of <a href="/bsb/psalms/76.htm">Psalm 76</a> suggests that the setting is Jerusalem, a place of God's dwelling and protection for His people.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/e/enemies_of_israel.htm">Enemies of Israel</a></b><br>The implied adversaries whose weapons are shattered by God, representing any force that opposes God's people.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/w/weapons_of_war.htm">Weapons of War</a></b><br>Includes flaming arrows, shields, and swords, symbolizing the threats and conflicts faced by God's people.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/s/selah.htm">Selah</a></b><br>A term used in the Psalms, possibly indicating a pause for reflection or musical interlude, emphasizing the importance of contemplating God's power.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_sovereignty_over_conflict.htm">God's Sovereignty Over Conflict</a></b><br>God is in control of all situations, including conflicts and wars. Believers can trust in His ability to protect and deliver them from adversaries.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/d/divine_protection.htm">Divine Protection</a></b><br>Just as God shattered the weapons of war, He can dismantle the spiritual and physical threats against His people today. Trust in His protection.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/r/reflective_pause.htm">Reflective Pause (Selah)</a></b><br>Take time to pause and reflect on God's power and past deliverances. This reflection strengthens faith and encourages reliance on God.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/s/spiritual_warfare.htm">Spiritual Warfare</a></b><br>Recognize that our battles are not just physical but spiritual. Equip yourself with the armor of God and rely on His strength.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/p/peace_through_god's_intervention.htm">Peace Through God's Intervention</a></b><br>True peace comes not from human efforts but from God's intervention. Seek His peace in times of turmoil.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_psalm_76.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Psalm 76</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_to_verify_god_'broke_the_arrows'.htm">Psalm 76:3: How can we verify or reconcile the claim that God miraculously “broke the arrows” and other battle gear with historical or archaeological evidence? </a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_does_'selah'_mean_in_the_bible.htm">What does 'Selah' mean in the Bible?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_did_invasions_succeed_if_god_is_angry.htm">Psalm 76:7: If “none can stand” before God’s anger, how do we explain the numerous successful invasions of Judah documented in biblical and extrabiblical records? </a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_does_faith_keep_us_safe.htm">How does faith ensure our safety and protection?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/psalms/76.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(3) <span class= "bld">There.</span>--This word in <a href="/psalms/14-5.htm" title="There were they in great fear: for God is in the generation of the righteous.">Psalm 14:5</a> does not appear to have a strictly definite local sense; and here may refer to time, possibly to some event, which we are not able with certainty to recover.<p><span class= "bld">Arrows.</span>--Literally, flashes. (See Note, <a href="/songs/8-6.htm" title="Set me as a seal on your heart, as a seal on your arm: for love is strong as death; jealousy is cruel as the grave: the coals thereof are coals of fire, which has a most vehement flame.">Song of Solomon 8:6</a>.) The image may be derived from the lightning speed of the flight of arrows, or from the custom of shooting bolts tipped with flame (see Note, <a href="/psalms/7-13.htm" title="He has also prepared for him the instruments of death; he ordains his arrows against the persecutors.">Psalm 7:13</a>), or the connection may be from the metaphor in <a href="/context/psalms/91-5.htm" title="You shall not be afraid for the terror by night; nor for the arrow that flies by day;">Psalm 91:5-6</a>, since the Hebrew word here used denotes pestilence in <a href="/habakkuk/3-5.htm" title="Before him went the pestilence, and burning coals went forth at his feet.">Habakkuk 3:5</a>. . . . <div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/psalms/76.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 3.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">There brake he the arrows of the bow</span>. The expression "there" seems certainly to show that the deliverance celebrated took place at, or very near to, Jerusalem. This would sufficiently suit the destruction of Sennacherib's army, which certainly occurred in the neighbourhood, though not very close to the city (see <a href="/2_kings/19-32.htm">2 Kings 19:32</a>, 38). The word translated "arrows" (<span class="hebrew">רשׁפי</span>) means properly "lightnings" (comp. <a href="/psalms/78-48.htm">Psalm 78:48</a>), and expresses the swift flight of the arrow, not actual "fiery darts." <span class="cmt_word">The shield, and the sword, and the battle;</span> rather, <span class="accented">the war equipment</span> (Kay, Cheyne). <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/psalms/76-3.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">There</span><br /><span class="heb">שָׁ֭מָּה</span> <span class="translit">(māh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adverb | third person feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8033.htm">Strong's 8033: </a> </span><span class="str2">There, then, thither</span><br /><br /><span class="word">He shattered</span><br /><span class="heb">שִׁבַּ֣ר</span> <span class="translit">(šib·bar)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Piel - Perfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7665.htm">Strong's 7665: </a> </span><span class="str2">To break, break in pieces</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the flaming arrows,</span><br /><span class="heb">רִשְׁפֵי־</span> <span class="translit">(riš·p̄ê-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine plural construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7565.htm">Strong's 7565: </a> </span><span class="str2">A live coal, lightning, an arrow, fever</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the shield</span><br /><span class="heb">מָגֵ֬ן</span> <span class="translit">(mā·ḡên)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4043.htm">Strong's 4043: </a> </span><span class="str2">A shield, a protector, the scaly hide of the crocodile</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and sword</span><br /><span class="heb">וְחֶ֖רֶב</span> <span class="translit">(wə·ḥe·reḇ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2719.htm">Strong's 2719: </a> </span><span class="str2">Drought, a cutting instrument, as a, knife, sword</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and weapons of war.</span><br /><span class="heb">וּמִלְחָמָ֣ה</span> <span class="translit">(ū·mil·ḥā·māh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4421.htm">Strong's 4421: </a> </span><span class="str2">A battle, war</span><br /><br /><span class="word">Selah</span><br /><span class="heb">סֶֽלָה׃</span> <span class="translit">(se·lāh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Interjection<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5542.htm">Strong's 5542: </a> </span><span class="str2">Suspension, pause</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/psalms/76-3.htm">Psalm 76:3 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/psalms/76-3.htm">Psalm 76:3 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/psalms/76-3.htm">Psalm 76:3 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/psalms/76-3.htm">Psalm 76:3 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/psalms/76-3.htm">Psalm 76:3 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/psalms/76-3.htm">Psalm 76:3 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/psalms/76-3.htm">Psalm 76:3 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/psalms/76-3.htm">Psalm 76:3 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/psalms/76-3.htm">Psalm 76:3 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/psalms/76-3.htm">Psalm 76:3 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/psalms/76-3.htm">OT Poetry: Psalm 76:3 There he broke the flaming arrows (Psalm Ps Psa.) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/psalms/76-2.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Psalm 76:2"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Psalm 76:2" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/psalms/76-4.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Psalm 76:4"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Psalm 76:4" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>