English Standard Version
Psalms 144:1
1Blessed be the Lord, my rock, who trains my hands for war, and my fingers for battle;
Psalms 144:1 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)Blessed be the Lord my strength, which teacheth my hands to war, and my fingers to fight:
- New International Version (NIV)Praise be to the Lord my Rock, who trains my hands for war, my fingers for battle.
- New King James Version (NKJV)Blessed be the Lord my Rock, Who trains my hands for war, And my fingers for battle—
- New Living Translation (NLT)Praise the Lord, who is my rock. He trains my hands for war and gives my fingers skill for battle.
Context of Psalms 144:1
Blessed be the Lord, my rock, who trains my hands for war, and my fingers for battle; 2he 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. 3O Lord, what is man that you regard him, or the son of man that you think of him?
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בָּ֘ר֤וּךְ יְהוָ֨ה׀ צוּרִ֗י הַֽמְלַמֵּ֣ד יָדַ֣י לַקְרָ֑ב אֶ֝צְבְּעוֹתַ֗י לַמִּלְחָמָֽה׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
Cross-references for Psalms 144:1
- Psalms 18:2The Lord is my rock and my fortress and my deliverer, my God, my rock, in whom I take refuge, my shield, and the horn of my salvation, my stronghold.
- Psalms 71:3Be to me a rock of refuge, to which I may continually come; you have given the command to save me, for you are my rock and my fortress.
- Psalms 95:1Oh come, let us sing to the Lord; let us make a joyful noise to the rock of our salvation!
- Deuteronomy 32:30How could one have chased a thousand, and two have put ten thousand to flight, unless their Rock had sold them, and the Lord had given them up?
- Isaiah 26:4Trust in the Lord forever, for the Lord God is an everlasting rock.
- Isaiah 45:24"Only in the Lord, it shall be said of me, are righteousness and strength; to him shall come and be ashamed all who were incensed against him.
- Psalms 18:34He trains my hands for war, so that my arms can bend a bow of bronze.
- Psalms 44:3for not by their own sword did they win the land, nor did their own arm save them, but your right hand and your arm, and the light of your face, for you delighted in them.
- Psalms 60:12With God we shall do valiantly; it is he who will tread down our foes.
- 2 Samuel 22:35He trains my hands for war, so that my arms can bend a bow of bronze.
- 2 Corinthians 10:4For the weapons of our warfare are not of the flesh but have divine power to destroy strongholds.
- Ephesians 6:10Finally, be strong in the Lord and in the strength of his might.
Commentaries on Psalms 144:1
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 1Blessed be the Lord my strength - Margin, as in Hebrew, “my rock.” See the notes at Psalm 18:46, where the same expression occurs in the Hebrew. Which teacheth my hands to war - Hebrew, “To the war.” See the notes at Psalm 18:34. The Hebrew is not precisely alike, but the sense is the same. And my fingers to fight - Hebrew, my fingers to the fight. That is, he teaches my fingers so that I can skillfully use them in battle. Probably the immediate reference…Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 1David acknowledges the great goodness of God, and prays for help. (1-8) He prays for the prosperity of his kingdom. (9-15) Verses 1-8 When men become eminent for things as to which they have had few advantages, they should be more deeply sensible that God has been their Teacher. Happy those to whom the Lord gives that noblest victory, conquest and dominion over their own spirits. A prayer for further mercy is fitly begun with a thanksgiving for former…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
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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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