Psalm 46:8-9

God Is Our Fortress

8 q Come, behold the works of the Lord,
how he has brought desolations on the earth.
9 r He makes wars cease to the end of the earth;
he s breaks the bow and shatters the spear;
t he burns the chariots with fire.

  1. Cross References
    Psalms 66:5
    Come and see what God has done: he is awesome in his deeds toward the children of man.
  2. Cross References
    Isaiah 2:4
    He shall judge between the nations, and shall decide disputes for many peoples; and they shall beat their swords into plowshares, and their spears into pruning hooks; nation shall not lift up sword against nation, neither shall they learn war anymore.
    Micah 4:3
    He shall judge between many peoples, and shall decide for strong nations far away; and they shall beat their swords into plowshares, and their spears into pruning hooks; nation shall not lift up sword against nation, neither shall they learn war anymore.
  3. Cross References
    Psalms 76:3
    There he broke the flashing arrows, the shield, the sword, and the weapons of war. Selah
    1 Samuel 2:4
    The bows of the mighty are broken, but the feeble bind on strength.
  4. Cross References
    Ezekiel 39:9
    Then those who dwell in the cities of Israel will go out and make fires of the weapons and burn them, shields and bucklers, bow and arrows, clubs and spears; and they will make fires of them for seven years.
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