Psalms 144:2
He is my steadfast love and my fortress,
What it says
The LORD is David's steadfast love, fortress, stronghold, deliverer, shield, refuge, and the one who subdues peoples under him.
What it is doing
This verse expands the praise into a catalog of divine protection and rule.
In context
1Of David. 2He is my steadfast love and my fortress, 3O LORD, what is man, that You regard him, 4Man is like a breath; 5Part Your heavens, O LORD, and come down; 6Flash forth Your lightning and scatter them; 7Reach down from on high; 8whose mouths speak falsehood, 9I will sing to You a new song, O God; 10to Him who gives victory to kings, 11Set me free and rescue me 12Then our sons will be like plants 13Our storehouses will be full, 14Our oxen will bear great loads. 15Blessed are the people of whom this is so;