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34 He trains my hands for battle;
    he strengthens my arm to draw a bronze bow.

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

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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.

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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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He causes wars to end throughout the earth.
    He breaks the bow and snaps the spear;
    he burns the shields with 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 given me your shield of victory;
    your help[a] has made me great.

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Footnotes

  1. 22:36 As in Dead Sea Scrolls; Masoretic Text reads your answering.

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, the Lord’s Chosen One

45 This is what the Lord says to Cyrus, his anointed one,
    whose right hand he will empower.
Before him, mighty kings will be paralyzed with fear.
    Their fortress gates will be opened,
    never to shut again.

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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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He will give a longing for justice
    to their judges.
He will give great courage
    to their warriors who stand at the gates.

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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 This is what the Lord of Heaven’s Armies says:

“I will destroy the archers of Elam—
    the best of their forces.

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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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I will break its military power in the Jezreel Valley.”

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

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