Revised Literal Translation

Psalms 144:1-4

1BlessedH1288 be YhwhH3068 my strengthH6697, which teachethH3925 my handsH3027 to warH7128, and my fingersH676 to fightH4421:1 2

2My goodnessH2617, and my fortressH4686; my high towerH4869, and my delivererH6403; my shieldH4043, and he in whom I trustH2620; who subduethH7286 my peopleH5971 under me.3

3YhwhH3068, what is manH120, that thou takest knowledgeH3045 of him! or the sonH1121 of manH582, that thou makest accountH2803 of him!

4ManH120 is likeH1819 to vanityH1892: his daysH3117 are as a shadowH6738 that passeth awayH5674.

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Notes

1. Psalms 144:1 strength: Heb. rock. ↩
2. Psalms 144:1 to war…: Heb. to the war, etc. ↩
3. Psalms 144:2 My goodness: or, My mercy. ↩

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