45 Then David said to the Philistine, “You come to me with a sword and with a spear and with (A)a javelin, but I come to you in the name of the Lord of hosts, the God of the armies of Israel, (B)whom you have defied.

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45 David said to the Philistine, “You come against me with sword and spear and javelin,(A) but I come against you in the name(B) of the Lord Almighty, the God of the armies of Israel, whom you have defied.(C)

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13 I can do all things (A)through him who strengthens me.

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13 I can do all this through him who gives me strength.(A)

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For the (A)weapons of (B)our warfare are not of the flesh but have (C)divine power (D)to destroy strongholds.

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The weapons we fight with(A) are not the weapons of the world. On the contrary, they have divine power(B) to demolish strongholds.(C)

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(A)Not that we are sufficient in ourselves to claim anything as coming from us, but (B)our sufficiency is from God,

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Not that we are competent in ourselves(A) to claim anything for ourselves, but our competence comes from God.(B)

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With him is (A)an arm of flesh, (B)but with us is the Lord our God, to help us and to fight our battles.” And the people took confidence from the words of Hezekiah king of Judah.

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With him is only the arm of flesh,(A) but with us(B) is the Lord our God to help us and to fight our battles.”(C) And the people gained confidence from what Hezekiah the king of Judah said.

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The Lord is my (A)rock and my (B)fortress and my deliverer,
    my God, my (C)rock, in (D)whom I take refuge,
    my (E)shield, and (F)the horn of my salvation, my (G)stronghold.

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The Lord is my rock,(A) my fortress(B) and my deliverer;(C)
    my God is my rock, in whom I take refuge,(D)
    my shield[a](E) and the horn[b] of my salvation,(F) my stronghold.

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Footnotes

  1. Psalm 18:2 Or sovereign
  2. Psalm 18:2 Horn here symbolizes strength.

(A)Our help is in the name of the Lord,
    who made heaven and earth.

The Lord Surrounds His People

A Song of (B)Ascents.

125 Those who (C)trust in the Lord are like Mount Zion,
    which (D)cannot be moved, but abides forever.

Our help is in the name(A) of the Lord,
    the Maker of heaven(B) and earth.

Psalm 125

A song of ascents.

Those who trust in the Lord are like Mount Zion,(C)
    which cannot be shaken(D) but endures forever.

33 This God is my (A)strong refuge
    and has made my[a] way blameless.[b]
34 (B)He made my feet like the feet of a deer
    and set me secure (C)on the heights.
35 (D)He trains my hands for war,
    so that my arms can bend a bow of bronze.

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Footnotes

  1. 2 Samuel 22:33 Or his; also verse 34
  2. 2 Samuel 22:33 Compare Psalm 18:32; Hebrew he has blamelessly set my way free, or he has made my way spring up blamelessly

33 It is God who arms me with strength[a]
    and keeps my way secure.
34 He makes my feet like the feet of a deer;(A)
    he causes me to stand on the heights.(B)
35 He trains my hands(C) for battle;
    my arms can bend a bow(D) of bronze.

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Footnotes

  1. 2 Samuel 22:33 Dead Sea Scrolls, some Septuagint manuscripts, Vulgate and Syriac (see also Psalm 18:32); Masoretic Text who is my strong refuge

May we shout for joy over (A)your salvation,
    and in the name of our God set up our (B)banners!
May the Lord fulfill all your petitions!

Now I know that the Lord saves his anointed;
    he will answer him from his holy heaven
    with (C)the saving might of his right hand.
Some trust in (D)chariots and some in (E)horses,
    (F)but we trust in the name of the Lord our God.

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May we shout for joy(A) over your victory
    and lift up our banners(B) in the name of our God.

May the Lord grant all your requests.(C)

Now this I know:
    The Lord gives victory to his anointed.(D)
He answers him from his heavenly sanctuary
    with the victorious power of his right hand.(E)
Some trust in chariots(F) and some in horses,(G)
    but we trust in the name of the Lord our God.(H)

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36 Your servant has struck down both lions and bears, and this uncircumcised Philistine shall be like one of them, (A)for he has defied the armies of the living God.”

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36 Your servant has killed both the lion(A) and the bear; this uncircumcised Philistine will be like one of them, because he has defied the armies of the living God.

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23 “‘Whom have you mocked and reviled?
    Against whom have you raised your voice
and lifted your eyes to the heights?
    Against (A)the Holy One of Israel!

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23 Who is it you have ridiculed and blasphemed?(A)
    Against whom have you raised your voice(B)
and lifted your eyes in pride?(C)
    Against the Holy One(D) of Israel!

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10 And the Philistine said, (A)“I defy the ranks of Israel this day. Give me a man, that we may fight together.”

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10 Then the Philistine said, “This day I defy(A) the armies of Israel! Give me a man and let us fight each other.(B)

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10 (A)All nations surrounded me;
    in the name of the Lord I cut them off!
11 They surrounded me, surrounded me on every side;
    in the name of the Lord I cut them off!

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10 All the nations surrounded me,
    but in the name of the Lord I cut them down.(A)
11 They surrounded me(B) on every side,(C)
    but in the name of the Lord I cut them down.

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