³⁴ He makes my hands expert in war, so that a bow of brass is bent by my arms.

¹ <A Psalm. Of David.> Praise be to the God of my strength, teaching my hands the use of the sword, and my fingers the art of fighting:

³⁵ This is what the Lord of armies has said: See, I will have the bow of Elam, their chief strength, broken.

³⁶ You have given me the breastplate of your salvation, and your mercy has made me great.

⁹ He puts an end to wars over all the earth; by him the bow is broken, and the spear cut in two, and the carriage burned in the fire.

⁶ And a spirit of wisdom to the judge, and strength to those who keep back the attackers at the door of the town.

¹ The Lord says to the man of his selection, to Cyrus, whom I have taken by the right hand, putting down nations before him, and taking away the arms of kings; making the doors open before him, so that the ways into the towns may not be shut;

⁵ And in that day I will let the bow of Israel be broken in the valley of Jezreel.