Psalms 144:5
I remembered the days of old, I meditated on all thy works: I meditated upon the works of thy hands.
Douay-Rheims 1899
In The King James Version
Bow thy heavens, O LORD, and come down: touch the mountains, and they shall smoke.
In Context
4and my spirit is in anguish within me: my heart within me is troubled.
6I stretched forth my hands to thee: my soul is as earth without water unto thee.
Cross References
Exodus 19:18And all mount Sinai was on a smoke: because the Lord was come down upon it in fire, and the smoke arose from it as out of a furnace: and all the mount was terrible.
Psalms 18:10He bowed the heavens, and came down: and darkness was under his feet.
Isaiah 64:1That thou wouldst rend the heavens, and wouldst come down: the mountains would melt away at thy presence.
Habakkuk 3:3God will come from the south, and the holy one from mount Pharan: His glory covered the heavens, and the earth is full of his praise.
Matthew Henry on Psalms 144:2-9
Grateful Acknowledgments of Divine Goodness; Prayer for Success against Enemies. 1 Blessed be the Lord my strength, which teacheth my hands to war, and my fingers to fight: 2 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. 3 Lord , what is man, that thou takest knowledge of him! or the son of man, that thou makest account of him! 4 Man is like to vanity: his days are as a shadow that passeth away. 5 Bow thy heavens, O Lord , and… Read the whole commentary →