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Psalms 144:1

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

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ASV

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

KJV

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

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OriginalTransliterationMeaningWord study
בָּ֘ר֤וּךְba.Rukh[be] blessedH1288 →
יְהוָ֨ה׀Yah.wehYahwehH3068 →
צוּרִ֗יtzu.Rirock myH6697 →
הַֽמְלַמֵּ֣דham.la.Medwho trainsH3925 →
יָדַ֣יya.Daihands myH3027 →
לַקְרָ֑בlak.Ravfor <the> warH7128 →
אֶ֝צְבְּעוֹתַ֗י'etz.be.'o.Taifingers myH676 →
לַמִּלְחָמָֽה׃la.mil.cha.Mahfor <the> battleH4421 →

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Deuteronomy 8:18But remember that it is the LORD your God who gives you the power to gain wealth, in order to confirm His covenant that He swore to your fathers even to this day.Psalms 18:34He trains my hands for battle; my arms can bend a bow of bronze.Psalms 18:2The LORD is my rock, my fortress, and my deliverer. My God is my rock, in whom I take refuge, my shield, and the horn of my salvation, my stronghold.2 Samuel 22:35He trains my hands for battle; my arms can bend a bow of bronze.Psalms 44:3–4For it was not by their sword that they took the land; their arm did not bring them victory. It was by Your right hand, Your arm, and the light of Your face, because You favored them.Ephesians 6:10–11Finally, be strong in the Lord and in His mighty power.2 Corinthians 10:4The weapons of our warfare are not the weapons of the world. Instead, they have divine power to demolish strongholds.Isaiah 45:24Surely they will say of Me, ‘In the LORD alone are righteousness and strength.’” All who rage against Him will come to Him and be put to shame.Deuteronomy 32:30–31How could one man pursue a thousand, or two put ten thousand to flight, unless their Rock had sold them, unless the LORD had given them up?Psalms 60:12With God we will perform with valor, and He will trample our enemies.Psalms 18:31For who is God besides the LORD? And who is the Rock except our God?Psalms 95:1Come, let us sing for joy to the LORD; let us shout to the Rock of our salvation!Psalms 71:3Be my rock of refuge, where I can always go. Give the command to save me, for You are my rock and my fortress.Isaiah 26:4Trust in the LORD forever, because GOD the LORD is the Rock eternal.Psalms 18:29For in You I can charge an army, and with my God I can scale a wall.Zechariah 12:5Then the leaders of Judah will say in their hearts: ‘The people of Jerusalem are my strength, for the LORD of Hosts is their God.’1 Chronicles 14:11So David and his men went up to Baal-perazim, where he defeated the Philistines and said, “Like a bursting flood, God has burst out against my enemies by my hand.” So they called that place Baal-perazim.Isaiah 28:26For his God instructs and teaches him properly.

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Saul attempts to kill David (the harpist of Israel) — Gustave Doré, Doré's English Bible (1866), public domain
Saul attempts to kill David (the harpist of Israel) — Gustave Doré, Doré's English Bible (1866), public domain
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