Psalms 18:34
32 It is God who arms me with strength and makes my way clear.
33 He makes my feet like those of a deer and stations me upon the heights.
He trains my hands for battle; my arms can bend a bow of bronze.
35 You have given me Your shield of salvation; Your right hand upholds me, and Your gentleness exalts me.
36 You broaden the path beneath me so that my ankles do not give way.
Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
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- BSB
- He trains my hands for battle; my arms can bend a bow of bronze.
- KJV
- He teacheth my hands to war, so that a bow of steel is broken by mine arms.
- WEB
- He teaches my hands to war, so that my arms bend a bow of bronze.
- ASV
- He teacheth my hands to war; So that mine arms do bend a bow of brass.
- DARBY
- Who teacheth my hands to war, and mine arms bend a bow of brass;
- BLB
- He trains my hands for the battle, and my arms can bend down a bow of bronze.
- ÅB
- som lærer hendene mine å krige,
så armerne mine spenner kobberbuen. - OTB
- Han forbereder mine hender til strid,
Slik at mine armer kan bøye en bue av bronse. - B1930
- som oplærer mine hender til krig, så mine armer spenner kobberbuen.
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Psalms 144:1
Blessed be the LORD, my Rock, who trains my hands for war, my fingers for battle.
Read in contextPsalms 46:9
He makes wars to cease throughout the earth; He breaks the bow and shatters the spear; He burns the shields in the fire.
Read in contextIsaiah 45:1
This is what the LORD says to Cyrus His anointed, whose right hand I have grasped to subdue nations before him, to disarm kings, to open the doors before him, so that the gates will not be shut:
Read in contextIsaiah 28:6
a spirit of justice to him who sits in judgment, and a strength to those who repel the onslaught at the gate.
Read in context2 Samuel 22:36
You have given me Your shield of salvation, and Your gentleness exalts me.
Read in contextJeremiah 49:35
This is what the LORD of Hosts says: “Behold, I will shatter Elam’s bow, the mainstay of their might.
Read in contextHosea 1:5
And on that day I will break the bow of Israel in the Valley of Jezreel.”
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