Holy Scripture
Psalms 44:6
A church father on this verse
“Thus much of the future. "I will not trust in my bow," even as our fathers did not in "their sword. Neither shall my sword help me" [Psalm 44:6].”
Source: Septuagint
Original
6Thy weapons are sharpened, Mighty One (The nations shall fall under thee); They are in the heart of the king’s enemies.
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4Gird thy sword upon thy thigh, O Mighty One, In thy comeliness, and in thy beauty;
5And bend thy bow, and prosper, and reign, Because of truth and meekness and righteousness; And thy right hand shall guide thee wonderfully.
— Psalms 44:6 —
7Thy throne, O God, is forever and ever: The scepter of thy kingdom is a scepter of righteousness.
8Thou hast loved righteousness, and hated iniquity: Therefore God, thy God, has anointed thee With the oil of gladness beyond thy fellows.