my glory fresh with me, and my bow ever new in my hand.’
You must tell my father of all my splendor in Egypt, and of all that you have seen. Make haste and bring my father down here.”
yet his bow remained unmoved, his arms were made agile by the hands of the Mighty One of Jacob (by the name of the Shepherd, the Rock of Israel),
He has stripped from me my glory, and taken the crown from my head.
I put on righteousness, and it clothed me; my justice was like a robe and a turban.
who satisfies you with good as long as you live so that your youth is renewed like the eagle's.
He trains my hands for war, so that my arms can bend a bow of bronze.
But thou, O Lord, art a shield about me, my glory, and the lifter of my head.
but they who wait for the Lord shall renew their strength, they shall mount up with wings like eagles, they shall run and not be weary, they shall walk and not faint.
So we do not lose heart. Though our outer nature is wasting away, our inner nature is being renewed every day.