Psalms 144:1

Overview - Psalms 144
1	David blesses God for his mercy both to him and to man.
5	He prays that God would powerfully deliver him from his enemies.
9	He promises to praise God.
11	He prays for the happy state of the kingdom.

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Psalms 144:1 (King James Version)
Blessed be the LORD my strength, which teacheth my hands to war, and my fingers to fight:

(Title: ) A Psalm of David.; Calmet and others think that this Psalm was composed by David after the death of Absalom; and from a collation of it with Ps 18, in which the same ideas and form of expression occur,; there can be no doubt of both having proceeded from the same pen, and that David was the author.* my strength; Psalms 18:2 Psalms 18:31 71:3 95:1 Deuteronomy 32:30 Deuteronomy 32:31 ; Isaiah 26:4 ; *marg:; Isaiah 45:24
teacheth: 18:34 Psalms 44:3 Psalms 44:4 60:12 2 Samuel 22:35 ; 2 Corinthians 10:4 ; Ephesians 6:10 Ephesians 6:11
to war: or, to the war, etc.