11 So they went up to Baal Perazim, and David defeated them there. Then David said, “God has broken through my enemies by my hand like a breakthrough of water.” Therefore they called the name of that place [a]Baal Perazim.

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  1. 1 Chronicles 14:11 Lit. Master of Breakthroughs

11 So David and his men went up to Baal Perazim,(A) and there he defeated them. He said, “As waters break out, God has broken out against my enemies by my hand.” So that place was called Baal Perazim.[a]

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  1. 1 Chronicles 14:11 Baal Perazim means the lord who breaks out.

21 For the Lord will rise up as at Mount (A)Perazim,
He will be angry as in the Valley of (B)Gibeon—
That He may do His work, (C)His awesome work,
And bring to pass His act, His [a]unusual act.

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  1. Isaiah 28:21 Lit. foreign

21 The Lord will rise up as he did at Mount Perazim,(A)
    he will rouse himself as in the Valley of Gibeon(B)
to do his work,(C) his strange work,
    and perform his task, his alien task.

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20 So David went to (A)Baal Perazim, and David defeated them there; and he said, “The Lord has broken through my enemies before me, like a breakthrough of water.” Therefore he called the name of that place [a]Baal Perazim.

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  1. 2 Samuel 5:20 Lit. Master of Breakthroughs

20 So David went to Baal Perazim, and there he defeated them. He said, “As waters break out, the Lord has broken out against my enemies before me.” So that place was called Baal Perazim.[a](A)

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  1. 2 Samuel 5:20 Baal Perazim means the lord who breaks out.

14 They come as broad breakers;
Under the ruinous storm they roll along.

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14 They advance as through a gaping breach;(A)
    amid the ruins they come rolling in.

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28 Then (A)the waters returned and covered the chariots, the horsemen, and all the army of Pharaoh that came into the sea after them. Not so much as one of them remained.

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28 The water flowed back and covered the chariots and horsemen—the entire army of Pharaoh that had followed the Israelites into the sea.(A) Not one of them survived.(B)

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27 and the rain descended, the floods came, and the winds blew and beat on that house; and it fell. And great was its fall.”

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27 The rain came down, the streams rose, and the winds blew and beat against that house, and it fell with a great crash.”

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10 The One who gives [a]salvation to kings,
(A)Who delivers David His servant
From the deadly sword.

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  1. Psalm 144:10 deliverance

10 to the One who gives victory to kings,(A)
    who delivers his servant David.(B)

From the deadly sword(C)

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A Song to the Lord Who Preserves and Prospers His People

A Psalm of David.

144 Blessed be the Lord my Rock,
(A)Who trains my hands for war,
And my fingers for battle—

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Psalm 144

Of David.

Praise be to the Lord my Rock,(A)
    who trains my hands for war,
    my fingers for battle.

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13 The Lord thundered from heaven,
And the Most High uttered (A)His voice,
[a]Hailstones and coals of fire.
14 (B)He sent out His arrows and scattered [b]the foe,
Lightnings in abundance, and He vanquished them.
15 Then the channels of the sea were seen,
The foundations of the world were uncovered
At Your rebuke, O Lord,
At the blast of the breath of Your nostrils.

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  1. Psalm 18:13 So with MT, Tg., Vg.; a few Heb. mss., LXX omit Hailstones and coals of fire
  2. Psalm 18:14 Lit. them

13 The Lord thundered(A) from heaven;
    the voice of the Most High resounded.[a]
14 He shot his arrows(B) and scattered the enemy,
    with great bolts of lightning(C) he routed them.(D)
15 The valleys of the sea were exposed
    and the foundations(E) of the earth laid bare
at your rebuke,(F) Lord,
    at the blast of breath from your nostrils.(G)

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  1. Psalm 18:13 Some Hebrew manuscripts and Septuagint (see also 2 Samuel 22:14); most Hebrew manuscripts resounded, / amid hailstones and bolts of lightning

For (A)they did not gain possession of the land by their own sword,
Nor did their own arm save them;
But it was Your right hand, Your arm, and the light of Your countenance,
(B)Because You favored them.

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It was not by their sword(A) that they won the land,
    nor did their arm bring them victory;
it was your right hand,(B) your arm,(C)
    and the light(D) of your face, for you loved(E) them.

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