Psalm 140:7

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

Psalm 140:7

O GOD the Lord, the strength of my salvation, thou hast covered my head in the day of battle.

The strength

Thou hast covered

Psalm 144:10

1 Samuel 17:36

2 Samuel 8:6

Bible References

The strength

For the choir director. A Psalm of David the servant of the Lord, who spoke to the Lord the words of this song in the day that the Lord delivered him from the hand of all his enemies and from the hand of Saul. And he said,
“I love You, O Lord, my strength.”

A Psalm of David.
The Lord is my light and my salvation;
Whom shall I fear?
The Lord is the

defense of my life;

Whom shall I dread?

The Lord is my strength and my shield;
My heart trusts in Him, and I am helped;
Therefore my heart exults,
And with my song I shall thank Him.

O my strength, I will sing praises to You;

For God is my stronghold, the God who shows me lovingkindness.

He only is my rock and my salvation,
My stronghold; I shall not be greatly shaken.

“He will cry to Me, ‘You are my Father,
My God, and the rock of my salvation.’

O come, let us sing for joy to the Lord,
Let us shout joyfully to the rock of our salvation.

“The eternal God is a dwelling place,

And underneath are the everlasting arms;

And He drove out the enemy from before you,

And said, ‘Destroy!’

“Behold, God is my salvation,
I will trust and not be afraid;
For the Lord God is my strength and song,
And He has become my salvation.”

Thou hast covered

Who gives salvation to kings,
Who rescues David His servant from the evil sword.

Your servant has killed both the lion and the bear; and this uncircumcised Philistine will be like one of them, since he has taunted the armies of the living God.”

Then David put garrisons among the Arameans of Damascus, and the Arameans became servants to David, bringing tribute. And the Lord helped David wherever he went.