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Psalm 144:2 KJV
Psalms · chapter 144 · verse 2
My goodness, and my fortress; my high tower, and my deliverer; my shield, and he in whom I trust; who subdueth my people under me.Psalm 144:2 · King James Version
Psalm 144:2 in context
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.
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Key words (Strong's)
- delivererpâlaṭto slip outH6403 →
- goodnesschêçêdkindnessH2617 →
- fortressmâtsûwda net, or captureH4686 →
- subduethrâdadto tread in piecesH7286 →
- shieldmâgêna shieldH4043 →
- towermisgâbdefence, high fort , refuge, Misgab, a place in MoabH4869 →
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Here, I. David acknowledges his dependence upon God and his obligations to him, Psa 144:1, Psa 144:2. A prayer for further mercy is fitly begun with a thanksgiving for former mercy; and when we are waiting upon God to bless us we should stir up ourselves to bless him. He gives to God the glory of two things: - 1.
— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on verses 1-8