34 (A)He teaches my hands to make war,
So that my arms can bend a bow of bronze.

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

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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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(A)He makes wars cease to the end of the earth;
(B)He breaks the bow and cuts the spear in two;
(C)He burns the chariot in the fire.

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He makes wars(A) cease
    to the ends of the earth.
He breaks the bow(B) and shatters the spear;
    he burns the shields[a] with fire.(C)

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Footnotes

  1. Psalm 46:9 Or chariots

36 “You have also given me the shield of Your salvation;
Your gentleness has made me great.

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36 You make your saving help my shield;(A)
    your help has made[a] me great.

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Footnotes

  1. 2 Samuel 22:36 Dead Sea Scrolls; Masoretic Text shield; / you stoop down to make

Cyrus, God’s Instrument

45 “Thus says the Lord to His anointed,
To (A)Cyrus, whose (B)right hand I have [a]held—
(C)To subdue nations before him
And (D)loose the armor of kings,
To open before him the double doors,
So that the gates will not be shut:

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Footnotes

  1. Isaiah 45:1 strengthened or sustained

45 “This is what the Lord says to his anointed,(A)
    to Cyrus,(B) whose right hand I take hold(C) of
to subdue nations(D) before him
    and to strip kings of their armor,
to open doors before him
    so that gates will not be shut:

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For a spirit of justice to him who sits in judgment,
And for strength to those who turn back the battle at the gate.

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He will be a spirit of justice(A)
    to the one who sits in judgment,(B)
a source of strength
    to those who turn back the battle(C) at the gate.

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35 “Thus says the Lord of hosts:

‘Behold, I will break (A)the [a]bow of Elam,
The foremost of their might.

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Footnotes

  1. Jeremiah 49:35 Power

35 This is what the Lord Almighty says:

“See, I will break the bow(A) of Elam,
    the mainstay of their might.

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(A)It shall come to pass in that day
That I will break the bow of Israel in the Valley of Jezreel.”

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In that day I will break Israel’s bow in the Valley of Jezreel.(A)

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