Psalms 76 · Verse 6

Psalms 76:6

At thy rebuke, O God of Jacob, both the chariot and horse are cast into a dead sleep.
Psalms 76:6, King James Version

Psalms 76:6 in other translations

BSBAt Your rebuke, O God of Jacob, both horse and rider lie stunned.
WEBAt your rebuke, God of Jacob, both chariot and horse are cast into a dead sleep.
ASVAt thy rebuke, O God of Jacob, Both chariot and horse are cast into a dead sleep.
YLTFrom Thy rebuke, O God of Jacob, Both rider and horse have been fast asleep.
DARBYAt thy rebuke, OGod of Jacob, both chariot and horse are cast into a dead sleep.
BBEAt the voice of your wrath, O God of Jacob, deep sleep has overcome carriage and horse.
WebsterAt thy rebuke, O God of Jacob, both the chariot and horse are cast into a dead sleep.

What does Psalms 76:6 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
6. chariot and horse--for those fighting on them (compare Psa 68:17).

Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown, 1871 · public domain

Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 6 At thy rebuke - It was not by any human means that this immense army was overthrown; it was by the power of God alone. Not only infantry was destroyed, but the cavalry also. The chariot and horse - That is, the chariot horses, as well as the men, were Cast into a dead sleep - Were all suffocated in the same night. On the destruction of this mighty host, the reader is requested to refer to the notes on 2 Kings 19.

Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Psalms 76:1-6

Happy people are those who have their land filled with the knowledge of God! happy persons that have their hearts filled with that knowledge! It is the glory and happiness of a people to have God among them by his ordinances. Wherein the enemies of the church deal proudly, it will appear that God is above them. See the power of God's rebukes. With pleasure may Christians apply this to the advantages bestowed by the…

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Psalms 76:6 in the original Hebrew

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

מִ֭גַּעֲרָ֣תְךָmi.ga.'a.Ra.te.khafrom rebuke yourH1606
אֱלֹהֵ֣י'e.lo.HeiO God ofH430
יַעֲקֹ֑בya.'a.KoJacobH3290
נִ֝רְדָּ֗םnir.Dam[were] sleepingH7290
וְרֶ֣כֶבve.Re.khevand chariotH7393
וָסֽוּס\׃va.Susand horseH5483

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Cross references for Psalms 76:6

  • Exodus 15:1

    Then sang Moses and the children of Israel this song unto the Lord, and spake, saying, I will sing unto the Lord, for he hath triumphed gloriously: the horse and his rider hath he thrown into the sea.

  • Psalms 80:16

    It is burned with fire, it is cut down: they perish at the rebuke of thy countenance.

  • Exodus 15:21

    And Miriam answered them, Sing ye to the Lord, for he hath triumphed gloriously; the horse and his rider hath he thrown into the sea.

  • Exodus 15:10

    Thou didst blow with thy wind, the sea covered them: they sank as lead in the mighty waters.

  • Ezekiel 39:20

    Thus ye shall be filled at my table with horses and chariots, with mighty men, and with all men of war, saith the Lord God.

  • Exodus 14:27-28

    And Moses stretched forth his hand over the sea, and the sea returned to his strength when the morning appeared; and the Egyptians fled against it; and the Lord overthrew the Egyptians in the midst of the sea. And the waters returned, and covered the chariots, and the horsemen, and all the host of Pharaoh that came into the sea after them; there remained not so much as one of them.

  • 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.

  • Psalms 104:7

    At thy rebuke they fled; at the voice of thy thunder they hasted away.

  • Isaiah 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.

  • Exodus 15:4-6

    Pharaoh’s chariots and his host hath he cast into the sea: his chosen captains also are drowned in the Red sea. The depths have covered them: they sank into the bottom as a stone. Thy right hand, O Lord, is become glorious in power: thy right hand, O Lord, hath dashed in pieces the enemy.

  • Zechariah 12:4

    In that day, saith the Lord, I will smite every horse with astonishment, and his rider with madness: and I will open mine eyes upon the house of Judah, and will smite every horse of the people with blindness.

  • Nahum 2:13

    Behold, I am against thee, saith the Lord of hosts, and I will burn her chariots in the smoke, and the sword shall devour thy young lions: and I will cut off thy prey from the earth, and the voice of thy messengers shall no more be heard.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
At thy.
18:15; 80:16; 104:7; Ex 15:1,21
both.
Ex 14:27,28; 15:4-6,10; 2Sa 10:18; Isa 37:36; Eze 39:20; Na 1:6
Na 2:13; 3:18; Zec 12:4
dead.
1Sa 26:12; Jer 51:39,57

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Context

  • Psalms 76:5

    The stouthearted are spoiled, they have slept their sleep: and none of the men of might have found their hands.

  • Psalms 76:6

    At thy rebuke, O God of Jacob, both the chariot and horse are cast into a dead sleep.

  • Psalms 76:7

    Thou, even thou, art to be feared: and who may stand in thy sight when once thou art angry?

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Psalms 76:6 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909		A tu reprensión, oh Dios de Jacob, el carro y el caballo fueron entorpecidos.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885		Les forts de cœur ont été dépouillés, ils ont dormi leur sommeil, et aucun des hommes vaillants n’a trouvé ses mains.
German
Elberfelder 1871		Vor deinem Schelten, Gott Jakobs, sind in tiefen Schlaf gesunken sowohl Wagen als Roß.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate		Cogitavi dies antiquos, et annos æternos in mente habui.