Psalm 144:1

Verse 1 of 15. The 144th of 150 chapters in Psalms, in Poetry and Wisdom.

1Blessed be the Lord my strength, which teacheth my hands to war, and my fingers to fight:

2My goodness, and my fortress; my high tower, and my deliverer; my shield, and he in whom I trust; who subdueth my people under me.

3Lord, what is man, that thou takest knowledge of him! or the son of man, that thou makest account of him!

4Man is like to vanity: his days are as a shadow that passeth away.

5Bow thy heavens, O Lord, and come down: touch the mountains, and they shall smoke.

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Psalm 144:1 in the World English Bible

By David. Blessed be the LORD, my rock, who trains my hands to war, and my fingers to battle—
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Matthew Henry on Psalm 144:1

What he was to him: Blessed be the Lord my rock (v. 1), my goodness, my fortress, v. 2. He has in the covenant engaged himself to be so, and encouraged us, accordingly, to depend upon him; all the saints, who by faith have made him theirs, have found him not only to answer but to out do their expectations.

Read Matthew Henry on Psalm 144:1–8: Grateful Acknowledgments of Divine Goodness; Prayer for Success against Enemies.

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King James Version. Public domain. Set as prose throughout, including the poetry, because the text is published to us without its lines.