Psalms 144:1 KJV — MannaFest

Psalms 144:1

Blessed be the Lord my strength, which teacheth my hands to war, and my fingers to fight:

KJV

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ASV

Blessed be Jehovah my rock, Who teacheth my hands to war, Andmy fingers to fight:

WEB

Blessed be the LORD, my Rock, who trains my hands for war, my fingers for battle.

YLT

By David. Blessed is Jehovah my rock, who is teaching My hands for war, my fingers for battle.

DBT

Blessed be Jehovah my rock, who teacheth my hands to war, my fingers to fight;

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Psalms — The canon's longest book — 150 Psalms edited into five doxology-bookended books, composed across a millennium, attributed to David, Asaph, Korah's sons, Moses, Solomon, Heman, Ethan, and anonymous voices. A ''Torah of David''; the Bible's longest continuous liturgical-devotional corpus.

Author: David principally (73 Psalms + 2 NT-cited); Asaph, Sons of Korah, Solomon, Moses, Heman, Ethan; ~50 anonymous.
Date: Composed c. 1400 BC (Mosaic Ps 90) through the post-exilic period (Ps 126 ''when the Lord turned again the captivity of Zion''). Roughly a millennium of composition; editorial compilation likely into the Persian period.

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Cross-references

33 verses on the floor

Deuteronomy 8:18
But thou shalt remember the Lord thy God: for it is he that giveth thee power to get wealth, that he may establish his covenant which he sware unto thy fathers, as it is this day.
Psalms 18:34
He teacheth my hands to war, so that a bow of steel is broken by mine arms.
Psalms 18:2
The Lord is my rock, and my fortress, and my deliverer; my God, my strength, in whom I will trust; my buckler, and the horn of my salvation, and my high tower.
2 Samuel 22:35
He teacheth my hands to war; so that a bow of steel is broken by mine arms.
Psalms 44:3–4
For they got not the land in possession by their own sword, neither did their own arm save them: but thy right hand, and thine arm, and the light of thy countenance, because thou hadst a favour unto them.

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Cross-references: OpenBible.info (CC-BY), based on the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

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A prayer for further mercy is fitly begun with a thanksgiving for former mercy; and when we are waiting upon God to bless us we should stir up ourselves to bless him. He gives to God the glory of two things:-- 1. What he was to him: Blessed be the Lord my rock (

Matthew Henry· Commentary on the Whole Bible, 1710puritan

Blessed be Jehovah, my strength It is very evident that David, since he celebrates the favor of God in such high terms, had not only obtained the kingdom, but gained signal victories.

John Calvin· Commentaries, 1554reformed

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The walk8

Where the connections lead

Two steps out along the cross-reference floor, votes-ranked — destinations reached by more than one path rise (the text's own hubs). Every stop is a page.

PSA 144:1PSA 18:2 PSA 144:2
PSA 144:1PSA 18:2 PSA 62:7
PSA 144:1PSA 18:2 PSA 19:14
PSA 144:1PSA 18:2 PRO 18:10
PSA 144:1PSA 18:2 PSA 91:2
PSA 144:1PSA 18:34 PSA 46:9
Reached by 2 independent paths from here.
PSA 144:1PSA 18:34 ISA 28:6
PSA 144:1PSA 18:34 2SA 22:36

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