Psalms 144:1
By David. Blessed be Yahweh, my rock, who trains my hands to war, and my fingers to battle—This verse in the real world
Who
In what words
- קְרָבqᵉrâbhostile encounter
- אֶצְבַּעʼetsbaʻsomething to sieze with, i.e. a finger; by analogy, a toe
- צוּרtsûwrproperly, a cliff (or sharp rock, as compressed); generally, a rock or boulder; figurative
- לָמַדlâmadproperly, to goad, i.e. (by implication) to teach (the rod being an Oriental incentive)
- בָרַךְbârakto kneel; by implication to bless God (as an act of adoration), and (vice-versa) man (as a
- דָּוִדDâvidDavid, the youngest son of Jesse
- יָדyâda hand (the open one (indicating power, means, direction, etc.),
- יְהֹוָהYᵉhôvâhJehovah, Jewish national name of God
The Hebrew and Greek words standing behind this verse. Word-by-word alignment comes with the interlinear.
Cross-references
Psa 18:34, 2Sa 22:35, Psa 18:2, Psa 44:3–4, Eph 6:10–11, 2Co 10:4, Deu 32:30–31, Isa 45:24