Psalms 76:6

6 God of Jacob, at your command both horse and chariot lie still.

Psalms 76:6 Meaning and Commentary

Psalms 76:6

At thy rebuke, O God of Jacob
The God of Jacob personally, and of his posterity, the children of Israel, and of the church, often so called who rebukes his people in love, but his enemies with furious rebukes, with rebukes in flames of fire; with such he rebukes the Heathen, destroys the wicked, and puts out their name for ever:

both the chariot and horse are cast into a dead sleep;
that is, the riders in chariots and on horses; such there were doubtless in the Assyrian army, it being usual to have such in great armies. Kimchi observes, that the word (Mdrn) , translated "cast into a dead sleep", is in the singular number, and interprets it of the king, the head of the men of might: but Sennacherib, king of Assyria, was not slain, he departed to his own country; wherefore he applies it to Gog and Magog, the chief prince of Meshech and Tubal, ( Ezekiel 39:1 ) and may very well be understood of the head of the apostasy, the king of the bottomless pit, the beast or false prophet, who being destroyed, the flesh of his captains and horsemen shall be the food of the fowls of the air, at the supper of the great God, ( Revelation 19:17-20 ) .

Psalms 76:6 In-Context

4 God, you shine like a very bright light. You are more majestic than mountains full of wild animals.

5 Brave soldiers have been robbed of everything they had. Now they lie there, sleeping in death. Not one of them can even lift his hands.

6 God of Jacob, at your command both horse and chariot lie still.

7 People should have respect for you alone. Who can stand in front of you when you are angry?

8 From heaven you handed down your sentence. The land was afraid and became quiet.