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Psalm 144:1

Hebrew
לְדָוִ֨ד בָּ֘ר֤וּךְplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigבָרַךְ

Meaning

* To kneel * To bless God as an act of adoration * To bless man as a benefit * Sometimes, to curse

Verb, appearing approximately 330 times in the Old Testament.

The word בָרַךְ marks important moments of covenant, worship, inheritance and hope.Genesis 1:28Psalm 103:1Numbers 6:24
יְהוָ֨הplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigיְהוָֹה

hebrew

Meaning

* Yahweh - God's personal name

It is not a generic term for “god”, but rather the word יְהוָֹה (YHWH) is the name by which God uniquely identifies himself in the Old Testament.

First appearing in Genesis 2:4, it occurs over 6,000 times in the Old Testament.Exodus 3:14Deuteronomy 6:4Psalm 23:1Romans 10:13Joel 2:32Exodus 20:7Psalm 18:1Exodus 15:3Psalm 8:1Genesis 2:41 Samuel 1:3Judges 6:24Genesis 22:14Jeremiah 23:6
צוּרִ֗י הַֽמְלַמֵּ֣ד יָדַ֣י לַקְרָ֑ב אֶ֝צְבְּעוֹתַ֗י לַמִּלְחָמָֽה
ESV
OF DAVID.Blessed be the LORD, my rock, who trains my hands for war, and my fingers for battle;
NIV
Praise be to the LORD my Rock, who trains my hands for war, my fingers for battle.
NLT
Praise the LORD, who is my rock. He trains my hands for war and gives my fingers skill for battle.
LXX
τῷplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_big

greek

The definite article
Δαυιδ πρὸςplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigπρός

greek

Meaning

* To or towards * Pertaining to (genitive case) * Near to (dative case) * According to * About

Preposition. Occurs 703 times in the New Testament.

πρός is a common preposition in Koine Greek that carries different meanings. It most frequently takes the accusative case, but at times it takes the genitive or dative cases, giving it a different meaning again. At its core, it usually describes movement or relationship toward someone or something, whether physical, s…
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greek

The definite article
Γολιαδ εὐλογητὸς κύριος plugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_big

greek

The definite article
θεόςplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigθεὸς

greek

Masculine noun meaning:

* A god or goddess * God
μου plugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_big

greek

The definite article
διδάσκων τὰςplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_big

greek

The definite article
χεῖράς μου εἰς παράταξιν τοὺςplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_big

greek

The definite article
δακτύλους μου εἰς πόλεμον
KJV
Blessed be the LORD my strength, which teacheth my hands to war, and my fingers to fight:

Psalm 143:12 ← Psalm 144:1 → Psalm 144:2

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