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Then he placed several army garrisons in Damascus, the Aramean capital, and the Arameans became David’s subjects and paid him tribute money. So the Lord made David victorious wherever he went.

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He put garrisons(A) in the Aramean kingdom of Damascus, and the Arameans became subject(B) to him and brought tribute. The Lord gave David victory wherever he went.(C)

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14 He placed army garrisons throughout Edom, and all the Edomites became David’s subjects. In fact, the Lord made David victorious wherever he went.

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14 He put garrisons throughout Edom, and all the Edomites(A) became subject to David.(B) The Lord gave David victory(C) wherever he went.(D)

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I have been with you wherever you have gone, and I have destroyed all your enemies before your eyes. Now I will make your name as famous as anyone who has ever lived on the earth!

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I have been with you wherever you have gone,(A) and I have cut off all your enemies from before you.(B) Now I will make your name great, like the names of the greatest men on earth.(C)

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31 The horse is prepared for the day of battle,
    but the victory belongs to the Lord.

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31 The horse is made ready for the day of battle,
    but victory rests with the Lord.(A)

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Psalm 144

A psalm of David.

Praise the Lord, who is my rock.
    He trains my hands for war
    and gives my fingers skill for battle.
He is my loving ally and my fortress,
    my tower of safety, my rescuer.
He is my shield, and I take refuge in him.
    He makes the nations[a] submit to me.

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  1. 144:2 Some manuscripts read my people.

Psalm 144

Of David.

Praise be to the Lord my Rock,(A)
    who trains my hands for war,
    my fingers for battle.
He is my loving God and my fortress,(B)
    my stronghold(C) and my deliverer,
my shield,(D) in whom I take refuge,
    who subdues peoples[a](E) under me.

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  1. Psalm 144:2 Many manuscripts of the Masoretic Text, Dead Sea Scrolls, Aquila, Jerome and Syriac; most manuscripts of the Masoretic Text subdues my people

O Sovereign Lord, the strong one who rescued me,
    you protected me on the day of battle.

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Sovereign Lord,(A) my strong deliverer,
    you shield my head in the day of battle.

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The Lord keeps you from all harm
    and watches over your life.
The Lord keeps watch over you as you come and go,
    both now and forever.

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The Lord will keep you from all harm(A)
    he will watch over your life;
the Lord will watch over your coming and going
    both now and forevermore.(B)

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34 He trains my hands for battle;
    he strengthens my arm to draw a bronze bow.
35 You have given me your shield of victory.
    Your right hand supports me;
    your help[a] has made me great.
36 You have made a wide path for my feet
    to keep them from slipping.

37 I chased my enemies and caught them;
    I did not stop until they were conquered.
38 I struck them down so they could not get up;
    they fell beneath my feet.
39 You have armed me with strength for the battle;
    you have subdued my enemies under my feet.
40 You placed my foot on their necks.
    I have destroyed all who hated me.
41 They called for help, but no one came to their rescue.
    They even cried to the Lord, but he refused to answer.
42 I ground them as fine as dust in the wind.
    I swept them into the gutter like dirt.
43 You gave me victory over my accusers.
    You appointed me ruler over nations;
    people I don’t even know now serve me.
44 As soon as they hear of me, they submit;
    foreign nations cringe before me.
45 They all lose their courage
    and come trembling from their strongholds.

46 The Lord lives! Praise to my Rock!
    May the God of my salvation be exalted!

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  1. 18:35 Hebrew your humility; compare 2 Sam 22:36.

34 He trains my hands for battle;(A)
    my arms can bend a bow of bronze.
35 You make your saving help my shield,
    and your right hand sustains(B) me;
    your help has made me great.
36 You provide a broad path(C) for my feet,
    so that my ankles do not give way.(D)

37 I pursued my enemies(E) and overtook them;
    I did not turn back till they were destroyed.
38 I crushed them(F) so that they could not rise;(G)
    they fell beneath my feet.(H)
39 You armed me with strength(I) for battle;
    you humbled my adversaries(J) before me.
40 You made my enemies turn their backs(K) in flight,
    and I destroyed(L) my foes.
41 They cried for help, but there was no one to save them(M)
    to the Lord, but he did not answer.(N)
42 I beat them as fine as windblown dust;(O)
    I trampled them[a] like mud in the streets.
43 You have delivered me from the attacks of the people;
    you have made me the head of nations.(P)
People I did not know(Q) now serve me,
44     foreigners(R) cower before me;
    as soon as they hear of me, they obey me.
45 They all lose heart;(S)
    they come trembling(T) from their strongholds.(U)

46 The Lord lives!(V) Praise be to my Rock!(W)
    Exalted be God(X) my Savior!(Y)

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  1. Psalm 18:42 Many Hebrew manuscripts, Septuagint, Syriac and Targum (see also 2 Samuel 22:43); Masoretic Text I poured them out

11 But let all who take refuge in you rejoice;
    let them sing joyful praises forever.
Spread your protection over them,
    that all who love your name may be filled with joy.
12 For you bless the godly, O Lord;
    you surround them with your shield of love.

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11 But let all who take refuge in you be glad;
    let them ever sing for joy.(A)
Spread your protection over them,
    that those who love your name(B) may rejoice in you.(C)

12 Surely, Lord, you bless the righteous;(D)
    you surround them(E) with your favor as with a shield.(F)

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He stationed troops in all the fortified towns of Judah, and he assigned additional garrisons to the land of Judah and to the towns of Ephraim that his father, Asa, had captured.

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He stationed troops in all the fortified cities(A) of Judah and put garrisons in Judah and in the towns of Ephraim that his father Asa had captured.(B)

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13 He placed army garrisons in Edom, and all the Edomites became David’s subjects. In fact, the Lord made David victorious wherever he went.

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13 He put garrisons in Edom, and all the Edomites became subject to David. The Lord gave David victory wherever he went.

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14 David was staying in the stronghold at the time, and a Philistine detachment had occupied the town of Bethlehem.

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14 At that time David was in the stronghold,(A) and the Philistine garrison was at Bethlehem.(B)

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David also conquered the land of Moab. He made the people lie down on the ground in a row, and he measured them off in groups with a length of rope. He measured off two groups to be executed for every one group to be spared. The Moabites who were spared became David’s subjects and paid him tribute money.

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David also defeated the Moabites.(A) He made them lie down on the ground and measured them off with a length of cord. Every two lengths of them were put to death, and the third length was allowed to live. So the Moabites became subject to David and brought him tribute.(B)

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