King James Version
Psalms 76:6 in the King James Version says “At thy rebuke, O God of Jacob, both the chariot and horse are cast into a dead sleep.” — study this verse from Psalms chapter 76 with commentary, cross-references, and original Hebrew word analysis.
“At thy rebuke, O God of Jacob, both the chariot and horse are cast into a dead sleep.”
Psalms 76:6 · KJV
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.
Thou, even thou, art to be feared: and who may stand in thy sight when once thou art angry?
Thou didst cause judgment to be heard from heaven; the earth feared, and was still,
KJV Study — Public Domain
“O God”
H430gods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used (in the plural thus, especially with the article) of the supreme god; occasionally applied by way of
“both the chariot”
H7393a vehicle; by implication, a team; by extension, cavalry; by analogy a rider, i.e., the upper millstone
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