Psalms144
English Standard Version
1Of . be the Lord, my , who my for , and my for ;
2he is my and my , my and my , my and he in whom I , who me.
3O Lord, is that you him, or the of that you of him?
4 is a ; his are like a .
5 your , O Lord, and come ! the so that they !
6 the and them; send your and them!
7 your on ; me and me the , the of ,
8 and whose is a of .
9I will a to you, O ; upon a I will to you,
10who to , who his the .
11 me and me the of , and whose is a of .
12May our in their be like , our like for the of a ;
13may our be , all kinds of ; may our bring and in our ;
14may our be heavy with , suffering or failure in ; may there be cry of in our !
15 are the to whom such ! are the whose is the Lord!
Cross References
Psalms 144Direct verbal parallel to the exclamation 'what is man, that thou takest knowledge of him!'
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Parallel Davidic confession that God teaches his hands to war and bend a bow of steel.
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Identical wisdom theme: man is altogether vanity and his life is but a fleeting shadow.
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Identical military and fortress metaphors used by David to describe God as his deliverer.
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The mountain smoking is a direct allusion to God's standard-setting descent upon Mount Sinai.
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Identical metaphor of God reaching from above to draw David out of great waters.
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Parallel acknowledgment of God giving great deliverance and mercy to His king, David.
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Parallel question regarding man's insignificance and why God should set His heart upon him.
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Echoes the specific metaphor of days declining like a shadow that passeth away.
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Parallel phrasing of God bowing the heavens and coming down to rescue His anointed.
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Identical wording of shooting out arrows and casting forth lightnings to scatter foes.
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Parallels the description of hypocritical and deceitful enemies who speak vanity and falsehood.
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Verbal link to singing a new song with an instrument of ten strings.
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Identical beatitude proclaiming: 'Blessed is the nation whose God is the Lord.'
Supported by Matthew Henry
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