Psalms 144:1
Blest be the Lord my rock, who trains my hands for war, my fingers for fighting.
Open English Bible (US)
In The King James Version
Blessed be the LORD my strength, which teacheth my hands to war, and my fingers to fight:
In Context
Cross References
Psalms 18:2The Lord is my rock, my fortress, deliverer, my God, my rock, where I take refuge, my shield, my defender, my tower.
Psalms 18:31For who is God but the Lord? And who is a rock but our God?
Psalms 18:35The shield of your help you gave me, your right hand supports me, you stoop down to make me great.
Psalms 60:12With God we shall yet do bravely: he himself will tread down our foes.
Psalms 95:1Come! Let us ring out our joy to the Lord, let us merrily shout to our rock of salvation.
Matthew Henry on Psalms 144:1
The four preceding psalms seem to have been penned by David before his accession to the crown, when he was persecuted by Saul; this seems to have been penned afterwards, when he was still in trouble (for there is no condition in this world privileged with an exemption from trouble), the neighbouring nations molesting him and giving him disturbance, especially the Philistines, 2 Sam. v. 17 . In this psalm, I. He acknowledges, with triumph and thankfulness, the great goodness of God to him in advancing him to the… Read the whole commentary →