...Dorothy?' 'Yes, I did. Have you ever read the Psalms? There's a jolly one that begins: "Blessed be the Lord my strength, which teacheth my hands to war, and my fingers to fight.' I used to think of you when I read that. I thought of you a lot. 'That's what I was coming to. It was...

...boy turned soldier, was a man after God's own heart. In one of the Psalms David wrote, "Blessed be the Lord my strength, which teacheth my hands to war, and my fingers to fight; my goodness and my fortress, my high tower and my deliverer; my shield and in whom I trust; who subdueth...

...theologian in grain and a doughty controversialist. His favorite verse of the Psalms was "Blessed be the Lord my strength, which teacheth my hands to war and my fingers to fight," 17 and with this he invariably silenced my mother's gentle protest. One of my earliest recollections...

...destroy all them that afflict my soul: for I am thy servant. PSALM 144 A Psalm of David. BLEssED be the Lord my strength, which teacheth my hands to war, and my fingers to fight: 2 My goodness, and my fortress; my high tower, and my deliverer; my shield, and he in whom I trust;...

...military conquests have all been contingent upon the fact our generals could say with David, "Blessed be the Lord my strength, which teacheth my hands to war, and my fingers to fight." Oh, yes, I know the argument of the skeptics quite well. They say America is not Christian anymore....

...as insurrectionary hymns, particularly when their texts condoned militancy and holy war: "Blessed be the Lord my strength which teacheth my hands to war and my fingers to tight (Ps. 144)."8 The proscription against singing psalms in assemblies and communal gatherings led...

...have often read the book through, but this chapter seemed entirely new. It reads, Verse 1: "Blessed be the Lord my strength, which teacheth my hands to war and my fingers to fight. 2. My God and my fortress my high tower and my deliverer; my shield and He in whom I trust; who subdueth...

...up his rifle: "Be not that far from me, for trouble is near; haste Thee to help me. . . . Blessed be the Lord my strength, which teacheth my hands to war, and my fingers to fight . . . O my God, I trust in Thee; let me be not ashamed, let not my enemies triumph over me."20 Unlike...

...whatever in attributing all to God. There was, for instance, his fame as: A. A Soldier (144:1) "Blessed be the LORD my strength, which teacheth my hands to war, and my fingers to fight. ' That sounds like a strange beatitude. It is a long cry from this beatitude to the phrase, "Blessed...

...Thine hand against the wrath of mine enemies, and Thy right hand shall save me. Psalm144:1-2 Blessed be the Lord, my Strength, Which teacheth my hands to war, and my fingers to fight: My Goodness, and my Fortress; my High Tower, and my Deliverer: my Shield, and He in Whom I trust; Who...