33 [a]God is my (A)strength and power,
And He (B)makes [b]my way (C)perfect.

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Footnotes

  1. 2 Samuel 22:33 DSS, LXX, Syr., Vg. It is God who arms me with strength (cf. Ps. 18:32); Tg. It is God who sustains me with strength
  2. 2 Samuel 22:33 So with Qr., LXX, Syr., Tg., Vg. (cf. Ps. 18:32); Kt. His

33 It is God who arms me with strength[a]
    and keeps my way secure.

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  1. 2 Samuel 22:33 Dead Sea Scrolls, some Septuagint manuscripts, Vulgate and Syriac (see also Psalm 18:32); Masoretic Text who is my strong refuge

35 He teaches my hands [a]to make war,
So that my arms can bend a bow of bronze.

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  1. 2 Samuel 22:35 Lit. for the war

35 He trains my hands(A) for battle;
    my arms can bend a bow(B) of bronze.

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With him is an (A)arm of flesh; but (B)with us is the Lord our God, to help us and to fight our battles.” And the people were strengthened by the words of Hezekiah king of Judah.

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With him is only the arm of flesh,(A) but with us(B) is the Lord our God to help us and to fight our battles.”(C) And the people gained confidence from what Hezekiah the king of Judah said.

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(A)Our help is in the name of the Lord,
(B)Who made heaven and earth.

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Our help is in the name(A) of the Lord,
    the Maker of heaven(B) and earth.

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(A)For the weapons (B)of our warfare are not [a]carnal but (C)mighty in God (D)for pulling down strongholds,

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  1. 2 Corinthians 10:4 of the flesh

The weapons we fight with(A) are not the weapons of the world. On the contrary, they have divine power(B) to demolish strongholds.(C)

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33 who through faith subdued kingdoms, worked righteousness, obtained promises, (A)stopped the mouths of lions,

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33 who through faith conquered kingdoms,(A) administered justice, and gained what was promised; who shut the mouths of lions,(B)

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34 (A)quenched the violence of fire, escaped the edge of the sword, out of weakness were made strong, became valiant in battle, turned to flight the armies of the aliens.

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34 quenched the fury of the flames,(A) and escaped the edge of the sword;(B) whose weakness was turned to strength;(C) and who became powerful in battle and routed foreign armies.(D)

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