Psalms 144:1
A Psalm of David. Blessed be the LORD my strength, which teacheth my hands to war, and my fingers to fight:
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Baptist theologian, 1697–1771
Gill's Exposition
Blessed be the Lord my strength,.... The author and giver of his natural strength of body, and of the fortitude of his mind, and of all the spiritual strength he had, to exercise grace, to bear up…
Presbyterian pastor, 1798–1870
Barnes' Notes
Blessed be the Lord my strength - Margin, as in Hebrew, “my rock.” See the notes at Psa 18:46, where the same expression occurs in the Hebrew. Which teacheth my hands to war - Hebrew, “To the war.”…
Here, I. David acknowledges his dependence upon God and his obligations to him, Psa 144:1, Psa 144:2. A prayer for further mercy is fitly begun with a thanksgiving for former mercy; and when we are…
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