Psalms 144:2
1 Blessed be the LORD, my Rock, who trains my hands for war, my fingers for battle.
He is my steadfast love and my fortress, my stronghold and my deliverer. He is my shield, in whom I take refuge, who subdues peoples under me.
3 O LORD, what is man, that You regard him, the son of man that You think of him?
4 Man is like a breath; his days are like a passing shadow.
Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
Compare
- BSB
- He is my steadfast love and my fortress, my stronghold and my deliverer. He is my shield, in whom I take refuge, who subdues peoples under me.
- KJV
- 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.
- WEB
- my loving kindness, my fortress, my high tower, my deliverer, my shield, and he in whom I take refuge, who subdues my people under me.
- ASV
- My lovingkindness, and my fortress, My high tower, and my deliverer; My shield, and he in whom I take refuge; Who subdueth my people under me.
- DARBY
- My mercy and my fortress, my high tower and my deliverer, my shield and he in whom I trust, who subdueth my people under me!
- BLB
- my steadfast One and my fortress, my tower and my deliverer—for me; my shield in whom I take refuge, the One subduing the peoples under me.
- ÅB
- min miskunn og min festning, min borg og min redningsmann, mitt skjold og den jeg tar min tilflukt til, den som tvinger mitt folk under meg.
- OTB
- Min trofasthet og min festning,
Min borg og min frelser,
Mitt skjold og Han som jeg tar min tilflukt til,
Han som legger mitt folk under meg. - B1930
- min miskunn og min festning, min borg og min redningsmann, mitt skjold og den jeg tar min tilflukt til, den som tvinger mitt folk under mig.
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
2 Samuel 22:2–3
He said: “The LORD is my rock, my fortress, and my deliverer.
Read in contextPsalms 18:2
The LORD is my rock, my fortress, and my deliverer. My God is my rock, in whom I take refuge, my shield, and the horn of my salvation, my stronghold.
Read in contextPsalms 91:2
I will say to the LORD, “You are my refuge and my fortress, my God, in whom I trust.”
Read in contextPsalms 59:9
I will keep watch for You, O my strength, because You, O God, are my fortress.
Read in contextPsalms 18:47
the God who avenges me and subdues nations beneath me,
Read in contextPsalms 84:9
Take notice of our shield, O God, and look with favor on the face of Your anointed.
Read in contextJeremiah 16:19
O LORD, my strength and my fortress, my refuge in the day of distress, the nations will come to You from the ends of the earth, and they will say, “Our fathers inherited nothing but lies, worthless idols of no benefit at all.
Read in context2 Samuel 22:40–48
You have armed me with strength for battle; You have subdued my foes beneath me.
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