Psalms 18:34
BSB · Public Domain (CC0)“He trains my hands for battle; my arms can bend a bow of bronze.”
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BSBPD
“He trains my hands for battle; my arms can bend a bow of bronze.”
Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)KJVPD
“He teacheth my hands to war, so that a bow of steel is broken by mine arms.”
King James Version · Public DomainASVPD
“He teacheth my hands to war; So that mine arms do bend a bow of brass.”
American Standard Version · Public DomainYLTPD
“Teaching my hands for battle, And a bow of brass was brought down by my arms.”
Young's Literal Translation · Public DomainCross references
Other passages that echo Psalms 18:34 — 8 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- 2 Samuel 22:36You have given me Your shield of salvation, and Your gentleness exalts me.
- Psalms 46:9He makes wars to cease throughout the earth; He breaks the bow and shatters the spear; He burns the shields in the fire.
- Psalms 144:1Blessed be the LORD, my Rock, who trains my hands for war, my fingers for battle.
- Isaiah 28:6a spirit of justice to him who sits in judgment, and a strength to those who repel the onslaught at the gate.
- Isaiah 45:1This is what the LORD says to Cyrus His anointed, whose right hand I have grasped to subdue nations before him, to disarm kings, to open the doors before him, so that the gates will not be shut:
- Jeremiah 49:35This is what the LORD of Hosts says: “Behold, I will shatter Elam’s bow, the mainstay of their might.
- Hosea 1:5And on that day I will break the bow of Israel in the Valley of Jezreel.”
- Habakkuk 3:19GOD the Lord is my strength; He makes my feet like those of a deer; He makes me walk upon the heights! For the choirmaster. With stringed instruments.
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