There brake he the arrows of the bow, the shield, and the sword, and the battle. Selah.
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Gill's Exposition
There brake he the arrows of the bow.... The Targum is,
"there brake he the arrows and the bows of the people that make war;''
the word translated "arrows", signifies "sparks or coals of fire";…
Barnes' Notes
There brake he the arrows of the bow - That is, in Salem, or near Salem. The language is such as would be used in reference to invaders, or to armies that came up to storm the city. The occasion is…
The church is here triumphant even in the midst of its militant state. The psalmist, in the church's name, triumphs here in God, the centre of all our triumphs.
I. In the revelation God had made of…
Cambridge Bible
There hath he broken the lightnings of the bow. The destruction of Sennacherib's army apparently took place at some distance from Jerusalem, but Jerusalem is naturally spoken of as the scene of God's…
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