God’s Word Translation
Psalms 144:2
2my merciful one, my fortress, my stronghold, and my savior, my shield, the one in whom I take refuge, and the one who brings people under my authority.
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
1Thank the Lord, my rock, who trained my hands to fight and my fingers to do battle, my merciful one, my fortress, my stronghold, and my savior, my shield, the one in whom I take refuge, and the one who brings people under my authority. 3O Lord, what are humans that you should care about them? What are mere mortals that you should think about them? 4Humans are like a breath of air. Their life span is like a fleeting shadow.
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 22:2He said, The Lord is my rock and my fortress and my Savior,
- Jeremiah 16:19The Lord is my strength and my fortress, my refuge in times of trouble. Nations come to you from the most distant parts of the world and say, “Our ancestors have inherited lies, worthless and unprofitable gods.”
- Psalms 18:47God gives me vengeance! He brings people under my authority.
- Psalms 110:3Your people will volunteer when you call up your army. Your young people will come to you in holy splendor like dew in the early morning.
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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