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and that all this assembly may know that Yahweh doesn`t save with sword and spear: for the battle is Yahweh`s, and he will give you into our hand.
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Victory Belongs to the Lord
All commentators agree that David's central message is that victory comes from God, not human strength or weapons. Scholars like Barnes and Ellicott note this is a consistent theme throughout Scripture (e.g., Judges 7, Psalms 44), reminding believers to place their trust in God's power rather than their own resources.
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18th Century
Presbyterian
The Lord saves not with sword... Observe the consistent teaching of such passages as 1 Samuel 14:6;[Reference Exodus 14…
19th Century
Anglican
For the battle is the Lord’s ... —Although we possess no special ode or psalm composed by David on the occasion of this m…
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
And all this assembly shall know The congregation of Israel, and church of the living God, great part of which were …
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