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There he broke the flaming arrows of the bow, The shield, and the sword, and the weapons of war. Selah.
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God Breaks the Battle Itself
The verse describes God's total victory over Israel's enemies. Commentators explain that God didn't just break individual weapons like arrows and swords; He broke "the battle" itself, completely neutralizing the enemy's power. This was a tangible demonstration of His protective might on behalf of His people in their capital, Jerusalem. As John Calvin notes, this is how God makes His power known.
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18th Century
Presbyterian
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 inva…
19th Century
Anglican
There. —This word in Psalms 14:5 does not appear to have a strictly definite local sense; and here may refer to time, possibly to …
16th Century
Protestant
There he broke the arrows of the bow. Here we have stated the particular way in which God was known in Judah. He was known by the wonderfu…
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17th Century
Reformed Baptist
There broke he the arrows of the bow &c.] The Targum is, "there broke he the arrows and the bows of the people that …
Happy people are those who have their land filled with the knowledge of God! Happy persons who have their hearts filled with that knowledge! It is …
