Psalms 76:3

There hath he broken the lightnings of the bow. The destruction of Sennacherib's army apparently took place at some distance from Jerusalem, but Jerusalem is naturally spoken of as the scene of God's action, because it was the seat of His presence (Psalms 46:5 ff.) and it was on her behalf that He put forth His power.

For brokencp. Psalms 46:9; Hosea 2:18; Isaiah 9:4; Jeremiah 49:35; and more generally, Isaiah 14:25. Arrows are called lightningsfrom the swiftness of their flight, rather than from any reference to fire-laden darts (Psalms 7:13, note). The battleincludes all instruments and equipments for war.