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

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With him is an arm of flesh, but with us is the Lord our God, to help us and to fight our battles.” The people were encouraged by the words of King Hezekiah of Judah.(A)

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

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Not that we are qualified of ourselves to claim anything as coming from us; our qualification is from God,(A)

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

Psalm 125

The Security of God’s People

A Song of Ascents.

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

for the weapons of our warfare are not merely human,[a] but they have divine power to destroy strongholds. We destroy arguments(A)

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Footnotes

  1. 10.4 Gk fleshly

33 The God who has girded me with strength[a]
    has opened wide my path.[b](A)
34 He made my feet like the feet of deer
    and set me secure on the heights.(B)
35 He trains my hands for war,
    so that my arms can bend a bow of bronze.(C)

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Footnotes

  1. 22.33 Q ms Gk Syr Vg: MT God is my strong refuge
  2. 22.33 Meaning of Heb uncertain

36 Your servant has killed both lions and bears, and this uncircumcised Philistine shall be like one of them, since he has defied the armies of the living God.”

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

Now I know that the Lord will help his anointed;
    he will answer him from his holy heaven
    with mighty victories by his right hand.(B)
Some take pride in chariots and some in horses,
    but our pride is in the name of the Lord our God.(C)

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

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

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

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

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32 And what more should I say? For time would fail me to tell of Gideon, Barak, Samson, Jephthah, of David and Samuel and the prophets, 33 who through faith conquered kingdoms, administered justice, obtained promises, shut the mouths of lions,(A) 34 quenched the power of fire, escaped the edge of the sword, were made strong out of weakness, became mighty in war, put foreign armies to flight.(B)

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Deliverance belongs to the Lord;
    may your blessing be on your people! Selah(A)

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26 David said to the men who stood by him, “What shall be done for the man who kills this Philistine and takes away the reproach from Israel? For who is this uncircumcised Philistine that he should defy the armies of the living God?”(A)

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28 “I know your rising up[a] and your sitting down,
    your going out and coming in
    and your raging against me.(A)

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Footnotes

  1. 37.28 Q ms Gk: MT lacks your rising up

10 The name of the Lord is a strong tower;
    the righteous run into it and are safe.(A)

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For not in my bow do I trust,
    nor can my sword save me.

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