144 Blessed be the Lord my strength which teacheth my hands to war, and my fingers to fight:

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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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34 He teacheth my hands to war, so that a bow of steel is broken by mine arms.

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34 He trains my hands for battle;(A)
    my arms can bend a bow of bronze.

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The Lord is my rock, and my fortress, and my deliverer; my God, my strength, in whom I will trust; my buckler, and the horn of my salvation, and my high tower.

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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.

For they got not the land in possession by their own sword, neither did their own arm save them: but thy right hand, and thine arm, and the light of thy countenance, because thou hadst a favour unto them.

Thou art my King, O God: command deliverances for Jacob.

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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.

You are my King(F) and my God,(G)
    who decrees[a] victories(H) for Jacob.

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Footnotes

  1. Psalm 44:4 Septuagint, Aquila and Syriac; Hebrew King, O God; / command

35 He teacheth my hands to war; so that a bow of steel is broken by mine arms.

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35 He trains my hands(A) for battle;
    my arms can bend a bow(B) of bronze.

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10 Finally, my brethren, be strong in the Lord, and in the power of his might.

11 Put on the whole armour of God, that ye may be able to stand against the wiles of the devil.

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The Armor of God

10 Finally, be strong in the Lord(A) and in his mighty power.(B) 11 Put on the full armor of God,(C) so that you can take your stand against the devil’s schemes.

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24 Surely, shall one say, in the Lord have I righteousness and strength: even to him shall men come; and all that are incensed against him shall be ashamed.

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24 They will say of me, ‘In the Lord alone
    are deliverance(A) and strength.(B)’”
All who have raged against him
    will come to him and be put to shame.(C)

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30 How should one chase a thousand, and two put ten thousand to flight, except their Rock had sold them, and the Lord had shut them up?

31 For their rock is not as our Rock, even our enemies themselves being judges.

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30 How could one man chase a thousand,
    or two put ten thousand to flight,(A)
unless their Rock had sold them,(B)
    unless the Lord had given them up?(C)
31 For their rock is not like our Rock,(D)
    as even our enemies concede.(E)

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(For the weapons of our warfare are not carnal, but mighty through God to the pulling down of strong holds;)

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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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12 Through God we shall do valiantly: for he it is that shall tread down our enemies.

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12 With God we will gain the victory,
    and he will trample down our enemies.(A)

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31 For who is God save the Lord? or who is a rock save our God?

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31 For who is God besides the Lord?(A)
    And who is the Rock(B) except our God?

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Be thou my strong habitation, whereunto I may continually resort: thou hast given commandment to save me; for thou art my rock and my fortress.

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Be my rock of refuge,
    to which I can always go;
give the command to save me,
    for you are my rock and my fortress.(A)

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Trust ye in the Lord for ever: for in the Lord Jehovah is everlasting strength:

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Trust(A) in the Lord forever,(B)
    for the Lord, the Lord himself, is the Rock(C) eternal.

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