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Psalms 144:2
2You always love me. You are the strong place where I am safe. You save me from the power of my enemies. You are like a shield for me. I know that I am safe with you. You give me power over nations.
Psalms 144:2 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)My goodness, and my fortress; my high tower, and my deliverer; my shield, and he in whom I trust; who subdueth my people under me.
- New International Version (NIV)He is my loving God and my fortress, my stronghold and my deliverer, my shield, in whom I take refuge, who subdues peoples under me.
- English Standard Version (ESV)he is my steadfast love and my fortress, my stronghold and my deliverer, my shield and he in whom I take refuge, who subdues peoples under me.
- New King James Version (NKJV)My lovingkindness and my fortress, My high tower and my deliverer, My shield and the One in whom I take refuge, Who subdues my people under me.
Context of Psalms 144:2
1Lord, I praise you! You are my strong Rock! You teach me how to fight well. You show me how to use my weapons. You always love me. You are the strong place where I am safe. You save me from the power of my enemies. You are like a shield for me. I know that I am safe with you. You give me power over nations. 3Lord, why do you even think about men and women? Why do you take care of humans? 4People soon pass away, just like a breath. Their life is like a shadow that soon goes.
Read all of Psalms 144Psalms 144:2 word by word
חַסְדִּ֥י וּמְצוּדָתִי֮ מִשְׂגַּבִּ֪י וּֽמְפַלְטִ֫י לִ֥י מָ֭גִנִּי וּב֣וֹ חָסִ֑יתִי הָרוֹדֵ֖ד עַמִּ֣י תַחְתָּֽי׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
- My goodnessחֶ֫סֶדchêsêd · kindnessH2617
- and my fortressמְצוּדָהmâtsûd metsûdâh metsûdâh · fortressH4686
- my high towerמִשְׂגָּבmiώgâb · high refugeH4869
- and my delivererפָּלַטpâlaţ · to escapeH6403
- my shieldמָגֵןmâgên meginnâh · shieldH4043
- in whom I trustחָסָהchâsâh · to seek refugeH2620
- who subduethרָדַדrâdad · to subdueH7286
- my peopleעַם‛am · peopleH5971
Cross-references for Psalms 144:2
- 2 Samuel 22:2This is what he sang: ‘The Lord keeps me safe. He is my great rock and my strong place.
- Jeremiah 16:19Lord, you give me strength. You are the safe place where I can hide. When I am in trouble, I can run to you and be safe. People will come from nations all over the earth, to give you honour. They will say, ‘Our ancestors worshipped false gods. Those gods were useless and they could not help us.
- Psalms 18:47He is the true God who punishes my enemies. He makes the nations obey me.
- Psalms 110:3When you go to fight your enemies, your people will be happy to fight beside you. As the sun rises on the day of battle, your young men will be there, on the hills round Zion.
Commentaries on Psalms 144:2
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 2My goodness - Margin, “my mercy.” That is, He shows me mercy or favor. All the favors that I receive come from him. And my fortress; my high tower, and my deliverer - See the notes at Psalm 18:2, where the same words occur. My shield - The same word which in Psalm 18:2 is rendered “buckler.” See the notes at that passage. And he in whom I trust - The same idea as in Psalm 18:2. The tense of the verb only is varied. Who subdueth my people under me - See…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 1-2my Rock … my steadfast love … my deliverer … my shield: The psalmist’s descriptive names for the Lord reveal his deep love for him.Read the comment
- Rashi on Tanakh · v. 2Who flattens peoples beneath me Who flattens and spreads out my people to rest in its place, as (Job 12:23): He spreads out (שוטח) the nations.” He makes them great. רוֹדֵד is the Aramaic translation of רוֹקַע, as the Targum renders (Exod. 39:3): וַיְרַקְעוּ, and they spread out; וְרַדִּידוּ. Others interpret הרודד, Who weakens peoples under me. But in an accurate revised version, [the reading is]: עמי, upon which the Masorah states: In three cases, the…Read the comment
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Commentaries on Psalms 144
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Calvin’s Commentaries
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- The Treasury of David
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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