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Psalm 144

1 <A Psalm. Of David.> Praise be to the God of my strength, teaching my hands the use of the sword, and my fingers the art of fighting:

1 Praise the Lord, my protector! He trains me for battle and prepares me for war.

2 He is my strength, and my Rock; my high tower, and my saviour; my keeper and my hope: he gives me authority over my people.

2 He is my protector and defender, my shelter and savior, in whom I trust for safety. He subdues the nations under me.

3 Lord, what is man, that you keep him in mind? or the son of man that you take him into account?

3 Lord, what are mortals, that you notice them; mere mortals, that you pay attention to us?

4 Man is like a breath: his life is like a shade which is quickly gone.

4 We are like a puff of wind; our days are like a passing shadow.

5 Come down, O Lord, from your heavens: at your touch let the mountains give out smoke.

5 O Lord, tear the sky open and come down; touch the mountains, and they will pour out smoke.

6 With your storm-flames send them in flight: send out your arrows for their destruction.

6 Send flashes of lightning and scatter your enemies; shoot your arrows and send them running.

7 Put out your hand from on high; make me free, take me safely out of the great waters, and out of the hands of strange men;

7 Reach down from above, pull me out of the deep water, and rescue me; save me from the power of foreigners,

8 In whose mouths are false words, and whose right hand is a right hand of deceit.

8 who never tell the truth and lie even under oath.

9 I will make a new song to you, O God; I will make melody to you on an instrument of ten cords.

9 I will sing you a new song, O God; I will play the harp and sing to you.

10 It is God who gives salvation to kings; and who kept his servant David from the wounding sword.

10 You give victory to kings and rescue your servant David.

11 Make me free, and take me out of the hands of strange men, in whose mouths are false words, and whose right hand is a right hand of deceit.

11 Save me from my cruel enemies; rescue me from the power of foreigners, who never tell the truth and lie even under oath.

12 Our sons are like tall young plants; and our daughters like the shining stones of a king's house;

12 May our sons in their youth be like plants that grow up strong. May our daughters be like stately columns which adorn the corners of a palace.

13 Our store-houses are full of all good things; and our sheep give birth to thousands and ten thousands in our fields.

13 May our barns be filled with crops of every kind. May the sheep in our fields bear young by the tens of thousands.

14 Our oxen are well weighted down; our cows give birth safely; there is no going out, and there is no cry of sorrow in our open places.

14 May our cattle reproduce plentifully without miscarriage or loss. May there be no cries of distress in our streets.

15 Happy is the nation whose ways are so ordered: yes, happy is the nation whose God is the Lord.

15 Happy is the nation of whom this is true; happy are the people whose God is the Lord!

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