Psalms 107:16
For he hath broken the gates of brass, and cut the bars of iron in sunder.
Context
This verse from Psalms Chapter 107 connects to 4 cross-references. A communal thanksgiving psalm cataloguing four types of people redeemed by God: wanderers in the desert, prisoners in darkness, the sick near death, and storm-tossed sailors. Each story follows the pattern of trouble, crying out, divine rescue, and commanded thanksgiving. …
Other Translations
For he hath broken the gates of brass, And cut the bars of iron in sunder.
For He hath broken doors of brass, And bars of iron He hath cut.
The doors of brass are broken by his arm, and the bands of iron are cut in two.
Cross References
And Samson lay till midnight, and arose at midnight, and took the doors of the gate of the city, and …
I will go before thee, and make the crooked places straight: I will break in pieces the gates of brass, …
Thus saith the Lord to his anointed, to Cyrus, whose right hand I have holden, to subdue nations before him; …
The breaker is come up before them: they have broken up, and have passed through the gate, and are gone …