Psalm 144

My Rock and My Fortress

1 Blessed be the Lord, my *See Ps. 18:2,31,46rock,

*Ps. 18:34who trains my hands for war,

and my fingers for battle;

2 he is my *[Ps. 59:10,17;Jonah 2:8] steadfast love and my *Ps. 18:2;91:2fortress,

my *Ps. 18:2;59:9stronghold and my deliverer,

my *Ps. 7:10;18:2shield and he in whom I take refuge,

who *Ps. 18:47subdues peoples*144:2 Many Hebrew manuscripts, Dead Sea Scroll, Jerome, Syriac, Aquila; most Hebrew manuscripts subdues my people under me.