Psalms Chapter 18 verse 34 Holy Bible
He teacheth my hands to war; So that mine arms do bend a bow of brass.
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He makes my hands expert in war, so that a bow of brass is bent by my arms.
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Who teacheth my hands to war, and mine arms bend a bow of brass;
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He teacheth my hands to war, so that a bow of steel is broken by mine arms.
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He maketh my feet like hinds' feet, and setteth me upon my high places.
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He teaches my hands to war; So that my arms bend a bow of bronze.
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Teaching my hands for battle, And a bow of brass was brought down by my arms.
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Pulpit Commentary
Pulpit CommentaryVerse 34. - He teacheth my hands to war, so that a bow of steel is broken by mine arms (comp. Psalm 144:1). "A bow of steel" is a mistranslation, since nechusha (נְחוּשָׁה) is not "steel," but "brass," or rather "bronze "-and bows of steel were unknown to the ancients. Compare the comment on Job 20:24 ('Homiletic Commentary,' p. 352).
Ellicott's Commentary
Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers(34) So that a bow.--Better, and mine arms bend a bow of copper. For the copper bow comp. Job 20:24. Nechushah, ??????, is certainly not steel, whether the custom of hardening iron was known to the Jews or not (see Jeremiah 15:12, and art. "Steel," in Smith's Biblical Dict.). The LXX. and Vulgate have, "thou hast made mine arms a bow of copper." For this test of strength we naturally compare the famous bow of Ulysses--"So the great master drew the mighty bow,And drew with ease."--Odyssey, POPE'S trans.
