The Complete Jewish Bible CJB
New King James Version NKJV
1 By David: Blessed be ADONAI, my rock, who trains my hands for war and my fingers for battle.
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A Psalm of David. Blessed be the Lord my Rock, Who trains my hands for war, And my fingers for battle--
2 He shows me grace; and he is my fortress, my stronghold, in whom I find shelter, my shield, in whom I take refuge, who subdues my people under me.
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My lovingkindness and my fortress, My high tower and my deliverer, My shield and the One in whom I take refuge, Who subdues my people under me.
3 ADONAI, what are mere mortals, that you notice them at all; humans, that you think about them?
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Lord, what is man, that You take knowledge of him? Or the son of man, that You are mindful of him?
4 Man is like a puff of wind, his days like a fleeting shadow.
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Man is like a breath; His days are like a passing shadow.
5 ADONAI, lower the heavens, and come down; touch the mountains, make them pour out smoke.
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Bow down Your heavens, O Lord, and come down; Touch the mountains, and they shall smoke.
6 Shoot out lightning, and scatter them; send out your arrows, and rout them.
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Flash forth lightning and scatter them; Shoot out Your arrows and destroy them.
7 Reach out your hands from on high; rescue me; save me out of deep water, out of the power of strangers,
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Stretch out Your hand from above; Rescue me and deliver me out of great waters, From the hand of foreigners,
8 whose mouths speak worthless words and whose right hands swear false oaths.
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Whose mouth speaks vain words, And whose right hand is a right hand of falsehood.
9 God, I will sing a new song to you; sing praises to you with a ten-stringed harp.
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I will sing a new song to You, O God; On a harp of ten strings I will sing praises to You,
10 You give kings their victories; you save your servant David from the cruel sword.
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The One who gives salvation to kings, Who delivers David His servant From the deadly sword.
11 Rescue me, save me from the power of strangers, whose mouths speak worthless words and whose right hands swear false oaths.
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Rescue me and deliver me from the hand of foreigners, Whose mouth speaks lying words, And whose right hand is a right hand of falsehood--
12 Our sons in their youth will be like full-grown saplings, our daughters will be like sculptured pillars fit for the corner of a palace.
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That our sons may be as plants grown up in their youth; That our daughters may be as pillars, Sculptured in palace style;
13 Our barns are full with crops of every kind; the sheep in our fields number thousands, tens of thousands.
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That our barns may be full, Supplying all kinds of produce; That our sheep may bring forth thousands And ten thousands in our fields;
14 our oxen are well-fed, our city walls have no breach, our people are not taken captive, and there are no cries of protest in our cities' open places.
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That our oxen may be well-laden; That there be no breaking in or going out; That there be no outcry in our streets.
15 How happy the people who live in such conditions! How happy the people whose God is ADONAI!
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Happy are the people who are in such a state; Happy are the people whose God is the Lord!
Complete Jewish Bible Copyright 1998 by David H. Stern. Published by Jewish New Testament Publications, Inc. All rights reserved. Used by permission.
Scripture taken from the New King James Version. Copyright © 1982 by Thomas Nelson, Inc. Used by permission. All rights reserved.