For by You I can run against a troop; By my God I can leap over a wall.
Parallel translations
- WEB For by you, I run against a troop. By my God, I leap over a wall.
- KJV For by thee I have run through a troop: by my God have I leaped over a wall.
- BSB For in You I can charge an army; with my God I can scale a wall.
- NASB “For by You I can run at a troop of warriors; By my God I can leap over a wall.
- NLT In your strength I can crush an army; with my God I can scale any wall.
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Quick answer
By God's strength David can charge a troop and leap a wall. Empowered by God, no obstacle is too great.
Overview
David credits his victories and feats of strength entirely to God's enabling. What is impossible by human power becomes possible through reliance on the Lord. This encourages believers that through God who strengthens them, they too can overcome every obstacle in his service.
Cross-references & the web
Cross-references · 4
- Ps 18:29For by you, I advance through a troop. By my God, I leap over a wall.
- Phil 4:13I can do all things through Christ, who strengthens me.
- Rom 8:37No, in all these things, we are more than conquerors through him who loved us.
- Ps 118:10–12All the nations surrounded me, but in Yahweh’s name, I cut them off.
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