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34He teacheth my hands to war, so that a bow of steel is broken by mine arms.
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A Psalm of David. Blessed be the LORD my strength, which teacheth my hands to war, and my fingers to fight:
He maketh wars to cease unto the end of the earth; he breaketh the bow, and cutteth the spear in sunder; he burneth the chariot in the fire.
Thus saith the LORD to his anointed, to Cyrus, whose right hand I have holden, to subdue nations before him; and I will loose the loins of kings, to open before him the two leaved gates; and the gates shall not be shut;
Thou hast also given me the shield of thy salvation: and thy gentleness hath made me great.
And for a spirit of judgment to him that sitteth in judgment, and for strength to them that turn the battle to the gate.
Commentary
Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary on the Bible (1710)
(vv. 29-50)In these verses, I. David looks back, with thankfulness, upon the great things which God had done for him. He had not only wrought deliverance for him, but had given him victory and success, and made him triumph over those who thought to triumph over him. When we set ourselves to praise God for one mercy we must be led by that to observe the many more with which we have been compassed about, and f…
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