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ULT A psalm of David.
 ⇔ Of David. Blessed be Yahweh, my rock,
 ⇔ who trains my hands for war
 ⇔ and my fingers for battle.

UST I praise Yahweh, who is like a huge rock on which I am safe!
 ⇔ He trains my hands so that I can use them to fight battles;
⇔ he trains my fingers so that I can shoot arrows in a war.

BSB Of David.
 ⇔ Blessed be the LORD, my Rock,
⇔ who trains my hands for war,
⇔ my fingers for battle.

OEB Of David.
 ⇔ Blest be the Lord my rock,
⇔ who trains my hands for war,
⇔ my fingers for fighting.

WEB By David.
 ⇔ Blessed be Yahweh, my rock,
⇔ who trains my hands to war,
⇔ and my fingers to battle—

WMB By David.
 ⇔ Blessed be the LORD, my rock,
⇔ who trains my hands to war,
⇔ and my fingers to battle—

NET By David.
 ⇔ The Lord, my protector, deserves praise –
 ⇔ the one who trains my hands for battle,
 ⇔ and my fingers for war,

LSV BY DAVID. Blessed [is] YHWH my Rock,
Who is teaching My hands for war,
My fingers for battle.

FBV A psalm of David.
 ⇔ Praise the Lord—he is my rock. He trains me for battle, he gives me skill for war.

T4T I praise Yahweh, who is like an overhanging rock under which I ◄get refuge/am protected►!
 ⇔ He trains my hands so that I can use them to fight battles;
⇔ he trains my fingers so that I can shoot arrows in a war.

LEB • the one who trains my hands for battle, • my fingers for war—

BBE A Psalm. Of David.
 ⇔ Praise be to the God of my strength, teaching my hands the use of the sword, and my fingers the art of fighting:

MOF A song of David.
 ⇔ Blest be the Eternal One, my Strength,
⇔ who trains my hands to war,
⇔ my fingers how to fight!–

JPS A Psalm of David. Blessed be the LORD my Rock, who traineth my hands for war, and my fingers for battle;

ASV A Psalm of David.
 ⇔ Blessed be Jehovah my rock,
 ⇔ Who teacheth my hands to war,
 ⇔ And my fingers to fight:

DRA I will extol thee, O God my king: and I will bless thy name for ever; yea, for ever and ever.

YLT By David. Blessed [is] Jehovah my rock, who is teaching My hands for war, my fingers for battle.

DBY [A Psalm] of David.
 ⇔ Blessed be Jehovah my rock, who teacheth my hands to war, my fingers to fight;

RV A Psalm off David.
 ⇔ Blessed be the LORD my rock, which teacheth my hands to war, and my fingers to fight:

WBS A Psalm off David.
 ⇔ Blessed be the LORD my rock, which teacheth my hands to war, and my fingers to fight:

KJB A Psalm of David.
 ⇔ Blessed be the LORD my strength, which teacheth my hands to war, and my fingers to fight:
(A Psalm of David.
 ⇔ Blessed be the LORD my strength, which teachth my hands to war, and my fingers to fight:)

BB Of Dauid. Blessed be God my rocke: who teacheth my handes to warre, and my fingers to fyght.
(Of Dauid. Blessed be God my rocke: who teachth my hands to warre, and my fingers to fight.)

GNV A Psalme of David. Blessed be the Lord my strength, which teacheth mine hands to fight, and my fingers to battell.
(A Psalme of David. Blessed be the Lord my strength, which teachth mine hands to fight, and my fingers to battell.)

CB Blessed be the LORDE my refuge, which teacheth my hades to warre, & my fyngers to fight.
(Blessed be the LORD my refuge, which teachth my hades to warre, and my fyngers to fight.)

WYC The title of the hundrid and foure and fourtithe salm. `The ympne of Dauith. Mi God king, Y schal enhaunse thee; and Y schal blesse thi name in to the world, and in to the world of world.
(The title of the hundred and four and fortythe salm. `The ympne of Dauith. Mi God king, I shall enhaunse thee; and I shall blesse thy/your name in to the world, and in to the world of world.)

LUT Ein Psalm Davids. Gelobet sei der HErr, mein Hort, der meine Hände lehret streiten und meine Fäuste kriegen,
(Ein Psalm Davids. Gelobet be the HErr, my Hort, the my Hände lehret arguen and my Fäuste kriegen,)

CLV Laudatio ipsi David. [Exaltabo te, Deus meus rex, et benedicam nomini tuo in sæculum, et in sæculum sæculi.
(Laudatio ipsi David. [Exaltabo you(sg), God mine rex, and benedicam nomini tuo in sæculum, and in sæculum sæculi.)

BRN David's Psalm of praise.
¶ I will exalt thee, my God, my king; and I will bless thy name for ever and ever.

BrLXX Αἴνεσις τοῦ Δαυίδ.
¶ Ὑψώσω σε, ὁ Θεός μου ὁ βασιλεύς μου, καὶ εὐλογήσω τὸ ὄνομά σου εἰς τὸν αἰῶνα καὶ εἰς τὸν αἰῶνα τοῦ αἰῶνος.
( Ainesis tou Dawid.
¶ Hupsōsō se, ho Theos mou ho basileus mou, kai eulogaʸsō to onoma sou eis ton aiōna kai eis ton aiōna tou aiōnos.)

UTN uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: writing-poetry

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(Some words not found in UHB: of,David blessed YHWH rock,my the,trains hands,my for_THE,war fingers,my for_the,battle )

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Parallelism is common in Hebrew poetry. (See also: figs-parallelism)

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

my rock

(Some words not found in UHB: of,David blessed YHWH rock,my the,trains hands,my for_THE,war fingers,my for_the,battle )

This could mean: (1) “the one who keeps me safe” or (2) “the one who gives me strength”

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / synecdoche

who trains my hands for war and my fingers for battle

(Some words not found in UHB: of,David blessed YHWH rock,my the,trains hands,my for_THE,war fingers,my for_the,battle )

The words “hands” and “fingers” are synecdoches for “me.” If “war” and “battle” are the same word in your language, you can translate this as one line. Alternate translation: “who trains me for war and trains me for battle” or “who trains me for war” (See also: figs-doublet and figs-ellipsis)

Parallel PSA 144:1

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