Discovery BoxPsalms 8:3 
Context8:3 When I look up at the heavens, which your fingers made,
and see the moon and the stars, which you set in place, 1
Psalms 144:1
ContextBy David.
144:1 The Lord, my protector, 3 deserves praise 4 –
the one who trains my hands for battle, 5
and my fingers for war,
1 tn Heb “when I see your heavens, the works of your fingers, the moon and stars which you established.” The verb “[and] see” is understood by ellipsis in the second half of the verse.
2 sn Psalm 144. The psalmist expresses his confidence in God, asks for a mighty display of divine intervention in an upcoming battle, and anticipates God’s rich blessings on the nation in the aftermath of military victory.
3 tn Heb “my rocky summit.” The
4 tn Heb “blessed [be] the
5 sn The one who trains my hands for battle. The psalmist attributes his skill with weapons to divine enablement (see Ps 18:34). Egyptian reliefs picture gods teaching the king how to shoot a bow. See O. Keel, The Symbolism of the Biblical World, 265.
