Psalms 144:1

Strength. — Rather, rock. Comp. Psalms 18:2; Psalms 18:46. LXX. and Vulg., “my God.”

Which teacheth. — See Psalms 18:34. More literally,

“Who traineth my hands for war,
My fingers for fight.”

Related Commentaries of Psalms 144:1

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Blessed be the Lord my strength - Margin, as in Hebrew, “my rock.” See the notes at Psalms 18:46 , where the same expression occurs in the Hebre...
Arno Geneva Study Bible

"[A Psalm] of David." Blessed [be] the LORD my strength, which (a) teacheth my hands to war, [and] my fingers to fight: (a) Who out of a poor shephe...
Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

CXLIV. Ascribed by LXX and also by T. to David against Goliath, but without any shadow of reason. Psalms 144:1-11 is really a mosaic chiefly t...
Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

Title, of David . by David. The Septuagint adds "concerning Goliath." This may be because Psalms 8 , which relates to David and Goliath, has the s...
Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

1. Blessed be Jehovah, my strength (257) It is very evident that David, since he celebrates the favor of God in such high terms, had not on...
Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

A Psalm of David. Blessed be the LORD my strength, which teacheth my hands to war, and my fingers to fight: Teacheth my hands to war - To use s...
Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

David blesseth God for his mercy: he prayeth that God would powerfully deliver him from his enemies: he promiseth to praise God: he prayeth for the...
Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Blessed be the LORD my strength, which teacheth my hands to war, and my fingers to fight: Psalms 144:1-15 .-Blessed be Yahweh, my strength, i...
Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

This Ps. consists mainly of thoughts and quotations from earlier Pss., e.g. 8 and 18. Psalms 144:12-15 are, however, quite unlike anything else in...
Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

Psalms 144:1-15 THE force of compilation could no further go than in this psalm, which is, in the first eleven verses ( Psalms 144:1-11 )simply a...
Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

God's People Are Happy Psalms 144:1-15 This psalm savors of the rocky caverns from which David and his men emerged to fight. Each day the chief...
G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

This is a song of triumphant assurance. Its placing at this point in the book suggests the invincible experience of trusting souls. In order to appre...
Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

CONTENTS This Psalm hath much in it concerning Christ. If we read it wholly with reference to him and his church, we shall find it to be a very deli...
Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

These military expressions are all suited to the spiritual warrior. Jesus, the great Captain of our salvation, had a personal conflict with Satan, an...
James Nisbet's Church Pulpit Commentary

‘IF GOD BE FOR ME, WHO CAN BE AGAINST ME?’ ‘Blessed be the Lord my strength, which teacheth my hands to war, and my fingers to fight.’ Psalms 14...
John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

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 spiri...
John Trapp Complete Commentary

Psalms 144:1 «[A Psalm] of David. » Blessed [be] the LORD my strength, which teacheth my hands to war, [and] my fingers to fight: A Psalm of Dav...
Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Blessed be the Lord my strength On whom I rely, and from whom I have power to withstand and subdue my enemies, and to perform the duties of my plac...
Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Grateful Acknowledgments of Divine Goodness; Prayer for Success against Enemies....
Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

PSALM 144 THE ARGUMENT The matter of this Psalm is partly gratulatory for mercies received, and partly petitionary for further blessings. It seems...
Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

INTRODUCTION “This is a singularly composite Psalm. The earlier portion of it, to the end of Psalms 144:11 , consists almost entirely of a cento of...
Sermon Bible Commentary

Psalms 144:1 I am far from thinking that this sentence applies exclusively to what we designate spiritual conflicts. I should suppose that David,...
Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

A Psalm of David. No doubt written after some great victory, and also before another severe struggle. The Christian man seldom escapes from one diffi...
Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

This, and the six following psalms, are all eucharistical, and seem to have been composed when David's sorrows were changed to joys. He here praises...
The Biblical Illustrator

Blessed be the Lord my strength, which teacheth my hands to war, and my fingers to fight. The Lord teaching us to fight I do not know what that...
The Complete Pulpit Commentary

EXPOSITION A PSALM in which praise and prayer are commingled. Almost certainly Davidic: 1. From the title. 2. From the style. 3. Fr...
The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Blessed be the Lord, my Strength, his Rock or Refuge, with whom he is safe, which teacheth my hands to war and my fingers to fight, giving the king...
The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Thanksgiving and Prayer for Deliverance. A psalm of David, in which he praises God for help experienced in the past and confidently implores His a...
Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

2 Corinthians 10:4 ; 2 Samuel 22:35 ; Deuteronomy 32:30 ; Deuteronomy 32:31 ; Ephesians 6:10 ; Ephesians 6:11 ; Isaiah 26:4 ; Isaiah 45:24 ;...

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

Related Commentaries of Psalms 144:1

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Arno Geneva Study Bible

Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

James Nisbet's Church Pulpit Commentary

John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

John Trapp Complete Commentary

Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

Sermon Bible Commentary

Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

The Biblical Illustrator

The Complete Pulpit Commentary

The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

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