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Psalm 76:6

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76:6At the sound of your battle cry,12 O God of Jacob,

both rider13 and horse “fell asleep.”14

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Footnotes

  1. 12 Heb “from your shout.” The noun is derived from the Hebrew verb גָּעַר (ga’ar), which is often understood to mean “rebuke.” In some cases it is apparent that scolding or threatening is in view (see Gen 37:10; Ruth 2:16; Zech 3:2). However, in militaristic contexts this translation is inadequate, for the verb refers in this setting to the warrior’s battle cry, which terrifies and paralyzes the enemy. See A. Caquot, 3:53, and note the use of the verb in Pss 68:30; 106:9; Nah 1:4, as well as the related noun in Job 26:11; Pss 9:5; 18:15; 104:7; Isa 50:2; 51:20; 66:15.
  2. 13 Or “chariot,” but even so the term is metonymic for the charioteer.
  3. 14 Heb “he fell asleep, and [the] chariot and [the] horse.” Once again (see v. 5) “sleep” refers here to the “sleep” of death.

In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

At your rebuke, O God of Jacob,

both rider and horse lay stunned.

NIVNew International Version (2011)

At your rebuke, God of Jacob,

both horse and chariot lie still.

CSBChristian Standard Bible

At your rebuke, God of Jacob,

both chariot and horse lay still.

NLTNew Living Translation

At the blast of your breath, O God of Jacob,

their horses and chariots lay still.

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

At your rebuke, O God of Jacob,

both rider and horse slumber.

KJV 1900King James Version

At thy rebuke, O God of Jacob,

Both the chariot and horse are cast into a dead sleep.