“He teacheth my hands to war, so that a bow of steel is broken by mine arms.”
The assertion that God teaches the speaker's hands to war and arms to bend a bronze bow establishes military training and capability. The teaching suggests divine instruction in combat. The strength to bend a bronze bow suggests unusual physical capability. This verse depicts God as military instructor and strengthener.
Church Fathers on Psalms 18:34
To the end, for the servant of the Lord, David himself. 1. That is, for the strong of hand, Christ in His Manhood. “The words of this song which he spoke to the Lord on the day when the Lord delivered him out of the hands of his enemies, and of the hand of Saul; and he said, On the day when the Lord delivered him out of the hands of his enemies and of the hand of Saul:” namely, the king of the Jews, whom they had demanded for themselves. 1 Samuel 8:5 For as “David” is said…
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