Psalms 144:1

לְדָוִד ׀ בָּרוּךְ יְהוָה ׀ צוּרִי הַֽמְלַמֵּד יָדַי לַקְרָב אֶצְבְּעוֹתַי לַמִּלְחָמָֽה ׃

Hebrew Tanakh (Original)

In The King James Version

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

In Context

2חַסְדִּי וּמְצוּדָתִי מִשְׂגַּבִּי וּֽמְפַלְטִי לִי מָגִנִּי וּב/וֹ חָסִיתִי הָרוֹדֵד עַמִּי תַחְתָּֽי ׃

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Cross References

2 Samuel 22:35מְלַמֵּד יָדַי לַמִּלְחָמָה וְנִחַת קֶֽשֶׁת ־ נְחוּשָׁה זְרֹעֹתָֽי ׃

Psalms 18:2וַיֹּאמַר אֶרְחָמְךָ יְהוָה חִזְקִֽי ׃

Psalms 18:31הָאֵל תָּמִים דַּרְכּוֹ אִמְרַֽת ־ יְהוָה צְרוּפָה מָגֵן הוּא לְכֹל ׀ הַחֹסִים בּֽוֹ ׃

Psalms 18:35מְלַמֵּד יָדַי לַמִּלְחָמָה וְֽנִחֲתָה קֶֽשֶׁת ־ נְחוּשָׁה זְרוֹעֹתָֽי ׃

Psalms 60:12הֲלֹֽא ־ אַתָּה אֱלֹהִים זְנַחְתָּנוּ וְֽלֹא ־ תֵצֵא אֱלֹהִים בְּצִבְאוֹתֵֽינוּ ׃ הָֽבָה ־ לָּנוּ עֶזְרָת מִצָּר וְשָׁוְא תְּשׁוּעַת אָדָם ׃ בֵּֽאלֹהִים נַעֲשֶׂה ־ חָיִל וְהוּא יָבוּס צָרֵֽינוּ ׃

Psalms 95:1לְכוּ נְרַנְּנָה לַיהוָה נָרִיעָה לְצוּר יִשְׁעֵֽנוּ ׃

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 →

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