Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Psalm 144

45 catchwords290 parallels

← Psalms | ← Ch 143 | Ch 145 →

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

Calmet and others think that this Psalm was composed by David after the death of Absalom; and from a collation of it with Psa. 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.

Psalm 144:1

Of David. Blessed be the LORD, my Rock, who trains my hands for war, my fingers for battle.

Psalm 144:1 · BSB

my strength8 parallels

Heb. my rock

teacheth8 parallels

Reciprocal20 parallels

to war or , to the war , etc.

Psalm 144:2

He is my steadfast love and my fortress, my stronghold and my deliverer. He is my shield, in whom I take refuge, who subdues peoples under me.

Psalm 144:2 · BSB

my fortress4 parallels

who subdueth2 parallels

Reciprocal16 parallels

My goodness or , mercy

Psalm 144:3

O LORD, what is man, that You regard him, the son of man that You think of him?

Psalm 144:3 · BSB

what is man4 parallels

or the son2 parallels

Reciprocal5 parallels

Psalm 144:4

Man is like a breath; his days are like a passing shadow.

Psalm 144:4 · BSB

Man9 parallels

his days8 parallels

Reciprocal8 parallels

Psalm 144:5

Part Your heavens, O LORD, and come down; touch the mountains, that they may smoke.

Psalm 144:5 · BSB

Bow3 parallels

touch5 parallels

Reciprocal13 parallels

Psalm 144:6

Flash forth Your lightning and scatter them; shoot Your arrows and rout them.

Psalm 144:6 · BSB

Cast forth5 parallels

shoot out5 parallels

Reciprocal11 parallels

Psalm 144:7

Reach down from on high; set me free and rescue me from the deep waters, from the grasp of foreigners,

Psalm 144:7 · BSB

Send3 parallels

deliver me9 parallels

the hand4 parallels

Reciprocal3 parallels

hand Heb. hands

Psalm 144:8

whose mouths speak falsehood, whose right hands are deceitful.

Psalm 144:8 · BSB

mouth8 parallels

their right hand4 parallels

Reciprocal2 parallels

Psalm 144:9

I will sing to You a new song, O God; on a harp of ten strings I will make music to You—

Psalm 144:9 · BSB

sing a new8 parallels

upon5 parallels

Reciprocal1 parallel

Psalm 144:10

to Him who gives victory to kings, who frees His servant David from the deadly sword.

Psalm 144:10 · BSB

that giveth5 parallels

salvation2 parallels

or , victory

who delivereth5 parallels

Reciprocal12 parallels

Psalm 144:11

Set me free and rescue me from the grasp of foreigners, whose mouths speak falsehood, whose right hands are deceitful.

Psalm 144:11 · BSB

and deliver me5 parallels

Reciprocal5 parallels

Psalm 144:12

Then our sons will be like plants nurtured in their youth, our daughters like corner pillars carved to adorn a palace.

Psalm 144:12 · BSB

as plants7 parallels

as corner stones3 parallels

the similitude3 parallels

Reciprocal11 parallels

polished Heb. cut

Psalm 144:13

Our storehouses will be full, supplying all manner of produce; our flocks will bring forth thousands, tens of thousands in our fields.

Psalm 144:13 · BSB

our garners7 parallels

our sheep5 parallels

Reciprocal7 parallels

all manner of store Heb. from kind to kind

Psalm 144:14

Our oxen will bear great loads. There will be no breach in the walls, no going into captivity, and no cry of lament in our streets.

Psalm 144:14 · BSB

no breaking in11 parallels

Reciprocal7 parallels

strong to labour Heb. able to bear burdens , or loaden with flesh

Psalm 144:15

Blessed are the people of whom this is so; blessed are the people whose God is the LORD.

Psalm 144:15 · BSB

happy6 parallels

Reciprocal6 parallels

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In the wider web2 threads
Intertextuality Pairs
Allusions Psalms 144:3 → Job 7:17
Chiasms
Shaped Psalm 144:1–15
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