What does Psalm 144:2 mean?

Psalm 144:2 highlights themes such as protection, trust, deliverance when read in context.

How should I apply Psalm 144:2 today?

Read the surrounding passage, compare related cross references, and turn the verse into a short prayer and concrete action.

My goodness, and my fortress; my high tower, and my deliverer; my shield, and he in whom I trust; who subdueth my people under me.

1Blessed be the LORD my strength, which teacheth my hands to war, and my fingers to fight:

2My goodness, and my fortress; my high tower, and my deliverer; my shield, and he in whom I trust; who subdueth my people under me.

3LORD, what is man, that thou takest knowledge of him! or the son of man, that thou makest account of him!

4Man is like to vanity: his days are as a shadow that passeth away.

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Psalm 91:14
Both verses affirm God's promise of protection for those who trust in Him.
Isaiah 43:2
This verse reassures that God will be with us through trials, similar to the psalmist's declaration of trust.
Romans 8:31
This verse emphasizes that if God is for us, who can be against us, echoing the psalmist's confidence in God.