He trains my hands for war, so that my arms can bend a bow of bronze.
Of David. Blessed be the Lord, my rock, who trains my hands for war, and my fingers for battle;
He makes wars cease to the end of the earth; he breaks the bow and shatters the spear; he burns the chariots with fire.
You have given me the shield of your salvation, and your gentleness made me great.
Thus says the Lord to his anointed, to Cyrus, whose right hand I have grasped, to subdue nations before him and to loose the belts of kings, to open doors before him that gates may not be closed:
and a spirit of justice to him who sits in judgment, and strength to those who turn back the battle at the gate.
Thus says the Lord of hosts: “Behold, I will break the bow of Elam, the mainstay of their might.
And on that day I will break the bow of Israel in the Valley of Jezreel.”
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