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Psalms 144:1
1Of David. Blessed be Adonai my Rock— who trains my hands for war, 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.
- English Standard Version (ESV)Blessed be the Lord, my rock, who trains my hands for war, and 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—
Context of Psalms 144:1
Of David. Blessed be Adonai my Rock— who trains my hands for war, my fingers for battle. 2He is my lovingkindness, my fortress, my strong tower, and my deliverer, my shield, in whom I take refuge, who subdues my people under me. 3Adonai, what is man, that You take note of him? Or the son of man, that You consider him?
Read all of Psalms 144Psalms 144:1 word by word
בָּ֘ר֤וּךְ יְהוָ֨ה׀ צוּרִ֗י הַֽמְלַמֵּ֣ד יָדַ֣י לַקְרָ֑ב אֶ֝צְבְּעוֹתַ֗י לַמִּלְחָמָֽה׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
Cross-references for Psalms 144:1
- Psalms 18:2He said, I love You, Adonai my strength!
- Psalms 71:3Be to me a sheltering rock where I may always go. Give the command to save me— for You are my rock and my fortress.
- Psalms 95:1O come, let us sing for joy to Adonai. Let us shout for joy to the rock of our salvation.
- Deuteronomy 32:30How can one chase a thousand and two put ten thousand to flight, unless their Rock had sold them and Adonai had handed them over?
- Isaiah 26:4Trust in Adonai forever, for the Lord Adonai is a Rock of ages.
- Isaiah 45:24They will say of Me, ‘Only in Adonai is righteousness and strength.’ All who have raged against Him will come to Him and be put to shame.
- Psalms 18:34He makes my feet like those of deer and makes me stand on my heights.
- Psalms 44:3With Your hand You displaced nations, but You planted them. You afflicted peoples, and You drove them out.
- Psalms 60:12Should it not be You, O God— who spurned us and no longer goes out with our armies?
- 2 Samuel 22:35Who trains my hands for battle, so my arms can bend a bronze bow.
- 2 Corinthians 10:4For the weapons of our warfare are not fleshly but powerful through God for the tearing down of strongholds. We are tearing down false arguments
- Ephesians 6:10Finally, be strong in the Lord and in His mighty power.
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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