1)

How does he gird with a sword?

1.

Rashi: It is [Chachmah] to fight the war of Torah.

2.

Radak: Some swords are girded on the loins - "v'Alav Chagor Cherev Metzumedes Al Masnav" (Shmuel II, 20:8). Some are girded on the thigh, like Ehud's - "va'Yachgor Osah

2)

Why does it say "Gibor"?

1.

Radak, Malbim: This calls to him; you are a Gibor.

3)

Why does it say "Hodcha va'Hadarecha"?

1.

Rashi, Shabbos 63a #1: This [the war of Torah] is your glory and beauty.

2.

Radak: The sword is your glory and beauty. Malbim - Gevurah is one of the attributes needed for a king. You gird with a sword not for war, rather, because it is part of the beauty of kingship.

3.

Radak (from Shabbos 63a #2): This teaches that a sword is an ornament (it is considered like clothing, and not carrying a load; the same applies to other weapons worn on the body).

4.

Malbim (Derech ha'Muskal): The intellect's glory and beauty is that it can bring proofs for foundations of truth.

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