1Blessed be the LORD my strength,a which teacheth my hands to war, and my fingers to fight:2
My goodness,b and my fortress; my high tower, and my deliverer ; my shield, and he in whom I trust ; who subdueth my people under me.
3LORD, what is man, that thou takest knowledge of him! or the son of man, that thou makest account of him!
4Man is like to vanity: his days are as a shadow that passeth away .
5Bow thy heavens, O LORD, and come down : touch the mountains, and they shall smoke .
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Cast forthlightning, and scatter them: shoot out thine arrows, and destroy them.
7Send thine hand from above;rid me, and deliver me out of greatwaters, from the hand of strangechildren;8
Whose mouthspeakethvanity, and their right hand is a right hand of falsehood.9
I will sing a newsong unto thee, O God: upon a psaltery and an instrument of ten strings will I sing praises unto thee.
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It is he that givethsalvationc unto kings: who deliverethDavid his servant from the hurtfulsword.11Rid me, and deliver me from the hand of strangechildren, whose mouthspeakethvanity, and their right hand is a right hand of falsehood:12
That our sons may be as plants grown up in their youth; that our daughters may be as corner stones,polishedd after the similitude of a palace:13
That our garners may be full,affording all manner of store : that our sheep may bring forth thousands and ten thousands in our streets:14
That our oxen may be strong to labour ; that there be no breaking in, nor going out ; that there be no complaining in our streets.15Happy is that people, that is in such a case: yea, happy is that people, whose God is the LORD.