‏ Psalms 144

Ps 144:1, David blesses God for his mercy both to him and to man; Ps 144:5, He prays that God would powerfully deliver him from his enemies; Ps 144:9, He promises to praise God; Ps 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.

my strength Heb. my rock, Ps 18:2, Ps 18:31, Ps 71:3, Ps 95:1; Deut 32:30-31; Isa 26:4 *marg. Isa 45:24

teacheth Ps 18:34, Ps 44:3-4, Ps 60:12; 2Sam 22:35; 2Cor 10:4; Eph 6:10-11

to war or, to the war, etc.

My goodness or, mercy

my fortress 2Sam 22:2-3, 2Sam 22:40-48; Jer 16:19

who subdueth Ps 18:47, Ps 110:3

what is man Ps 8:4; Job 7:17, Job 15:14; Heb 2:6

or the son Ps 146:3-4

Man Ps 39:5-6, Ps 62:9, Ps 89:47; Job 4:19, Job 14:1-3; Eccl 1:2, Eccl 1:14, Eccl 12:8

his days Ps 102:11, Ps 103:15-16, Ps 109:23; 2Sam 14:14; 1Chr 29:15; Job 8:9; Eccl 8:13

Bow Ps 18:9; Isa 64:1-2

touch Ps 104:32; Exod 19:18; Nah 1:3-6; Hab 3:3-6; Heb 12:18

Cast forth Ps 18:13-14, Ps 77:17-18; 2Sam 22:12-15

shoot out Ps 7:12, Ps 21:12, Ps 45:5; Deut 32:23, Deut 32:42

Send Ps 18:16; 2Sam 22:17; Matt 27:43

hand Heb. hands

deliver me Ps 69:1-2, Ps 69:14-15, Ps 93:3-4; Rev 12:15-16, Rev 17:15

the hand Ps 144:11, Ps 54:3; Neh 9:2; Mal 2:11

mouth Ps 10:7, Ps 12:2, Ps 41:6, Ps 58:3, Ps 62:4, Ps 109:2-3; Isa 59:5-7

their right hand Isa 44:20; Matt 5:30; Rev 13:16-17

sing a new Ps 33:2-3, Ps 40:3, Ps 98:1, Ps 149:1; Rev 5:9-10, Rev 14:3

upon Ps 81:1-3, Ps 108:2-3, Ps 150:3-5; 1Chr 25:1-6

that giveth Ps 18:50, Ps 33:16-18; 2Sam 5:19-25, 2Sam 8:6-14; 2Kgs 5:1

salvation or, victory, Isa 45:1-6; Jer 27:6-8

who delivereth Ps 140:7; 1Sam 17:45-46; 2Sam 21:16-17

and deliver me Ps 144:7-8; 2Sam 10:6-19, 2Sam 16:5-14, 2Sam 17:1-14

as plants Ps 115:14-15, Ps 127:4-5, Ps 128:3; Isa 44:3-5; Lam 4:2

as corner stones Job 42:15; Prov 31:10-27; Isa 3:16-24

polished Heb. cut

the similitude Song 8:8-9; 1Pet 3:3-6

our garners Ps 107:37-38; Lev 26:5, Lev 26:10; Deut 28:8; Mal 3:10; Luke 12:16-20

all manner of store Heb. from kind to kind

our sheep Gen 30:29-31; Deut 7:13-14, Deut 8:3, Deut 28:4

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

no breaking in Deut 28:7, Deut 28:25; Judg 5:8, Judg 6:3, Judg 6:6; 1Sam 13:17-23, 1Sam 31:7; Jer 13:17-19, Jer 14:18; Lam 1:4-6; Zech 8:3-5

happy Ps 33:12, Ps 65:4, Ps 89:15, Ps 146:5; Deut 33:29; Eph 1:3