Psalms 144:1
By David. Blessed [is] Jehovah my rock, who is teaching My hands for war, my fingers for battle.
Young's Literal Translation
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
2 Samuel 22:35Teaching my hands for battle, And brought down was a bow of brass by mine arms,
Psalms 18:2Jehovah [is] my rock, and my bulwark, And my deliverer, My God [is] my rock, I trust in Him: My shield, and a horn of my salvation, My high tower.
Psalms 18:31For who [is] God besides Jehovah? And who [is] a rock save our God?
Psalms 18:35And Thou givest to me the shield of Thy salvation, And Thy right hand doth support me, And Thy lowliness maketh me great.
Psalms 60:12In God we do mightily, And He treadeth down our adversaries!
Psalms 95:1Come, we sing to Jehovah, We shout to the rock of our 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 →