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King David Playing the Harp, Gerard van Honthorst

Psalm 144:1

Gerard van Honthorst, King David Playing the Harp, 1622 · Centraal Museum, Utrecht · Public domainGerard van Honthorst, King David Playing the Harp, 1622, Centraal Museum, Utrecht

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Psalm 144:1 (WEB)

Blessed be the LORD, my rock, who trains my hands to war, and my fingers to battle—

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Gregory of Nyssa

  • “…from profane sources to qualify me for the contest; and now also I do not hang back from the second part of the encounter, fixing my hope like great David on Him “Who teacheth my hands to war, and my fingers to fight,” if haply the hand of the writer may in my case also be guided by Divine power to the overthrow…” — editor's note: Psalm cxliv. 1.

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