Psalms 46:9
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.
Psalms 46:9 in other translations
| BSB | He makes wars to cease throughout the earth; He breaks the bow and shatters the spear; He burns the shields in the fire. |
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| WEB | He makes wars cease to the end of the earth. He breaks the bow, and shatters the spear. He burns the chariots in the fire. |
| ASV | He maketh wars to cease unto the end of the earth; He breaketh the bow, and cutteth the spear in sunder; He burneth the chariots in the fire. |
| YLT | Causing wars to cease, Unto the end of the earth, the bow he shivereth, And the spear He hath cut asunder, Chariots he doth burn with fire. |
| DARBY | He hath made wars to cease unto the end of the earth; he breaketh the bow, and cutteth the spear in sunder; he burneth the chariots in the fire. |
| BBE | He puts an end to wars over all the earth; by him the bow is broken, and the spear cut in two, and the carriage burned in the fire. |
| Webster | He maketh wars to cease to the end of the earth; he breaketh the bow, and cutteth the spear asunder; he burneth the chariot in the fire. |
What does Psalms 46:9 mean?
Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown, 1871 · public domain
Adam Clarke's Commentary
Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain
Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Psalms 46:6-11
Come and see the effects of desolating judgments, and stand in awe of God. This shows the perfect security of the church, and is an assurance of lasting peace. Let us pray for the speedy approach of these glorious days, and in silent submission let us worship and trust in our almighty Sovereign. Let all believers triumph in this, that the Lord of hosts, the God of Jacob, has been, is, and will be with us; and will…
Psalms 46:9 in the original Hebrew
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Cross references for Psalms 46:9
- Isaiah 2:4
And he shall judge among the nations, and shall rebuke many people: and they shall beat their swords into plowshares, and their spears into pruninghooks: nation shall not lift up sword against nation, neither shall they learn war any more.
- Micah 4:3-4
And he shall judge among many people, and rebuke strong nations afar off; and they shall beat their swords into plowshares, and their spears into pruninghooks: nation shall not lift up a sword against nation, neither shall they learn war any more. But they shall sit every man under his vine and under his fig tree; and none shall make them afraid: for the mouth of the Lord of hosts hath spoken it.
- Micah 5:10
And it shall come to pass in that day, saith the Lord, that I will cut off thy horses out of the midst of thee, and I will destroy thy chariots:
- Isaiah 60:18
Violence shall no more be heard in thy land, wasting nor destruction within thy borders; but thou shalt call thy walls Salvation, and thy gates Praise.
- Joshua 11:9
And Joshua did unto them as the Lord bade him: he houghed their horses, and burnt their chariots with fire.
- Psalms 76:3-6
There brake he the arrows of the bow, the shield, and the sword, and the battle. Selah. 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. At thy rebuke, O God of Jacob, both the chariot and horse are cast into a dead sleep.
- Isaiah 11:9
They shall not hurt nor destroy in all my holy mountain: for the earth shall be full of the knowledge of the Lord, as the waters cover the sea.
- 1 Samuel 2:4
The bows of the mighty men are broken, and they that stumbled are girded with strength.
- Joshua 11:6
And the Lord said unto Joshua, Be not afraid because of them: for to morrow about this time will I deliver them up all slain before Israel: thou shalt hough their horses, and burn their chariots with fire.
- Ezekiel 39:3
And I will smite thy bow out of thy left hand, and will cause thine arrows to fall out of thy right hand.
- Ezekiel 39:9-10
And they that dwell in the cities of Israel shall go forth, and shall set on fire and burn the weapons, both the shields and the bucklers, the bows and the arrows, and the handstaves, and the spears, and they shall burn them with fire seven years: So that they shall take no wood out of the field, neither cut down any out of the forests; for they shall burn the weapons with fire: and they shall spoil those that spoiled them, and rob those that robbed them, saith the Lord God.
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Context
- Psalms 46:8
Come, behold the works of the Lord, what desolations he hath made in the earth.
- Psalms 46:9
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.
- Psalms 46:10
Be still, and know that I am God: I will be exalted among the heathen, I will be exalted in the earth.
Psalms 46:9 in other languages
| Spanish Reina-Valera 1909 | Que hace cesar las guerras hasta los fines de la tierra: que quiebra el arco, corta la lanza, y quema los carros en el fuego. |
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| French Bible J.N. Darby 1885 | Venez, voyez les actes de l’ Éternel, quelles dévastations il a faites sur la terre! |
| German Elberfelder 1871 | Der die Kriege beschwichtigt bis an das Ende der Erde, den Bogen zerbricht und den Speer zerschlägt, die Wagen mit Feuer verbrennt. |
| Latin Clementine Vulgate | Regnabit Deus super gentes; Deus sedet super sedem sanctam suam. |