GOD'S WORD Translation GW
New King James Version NKJV
1 Thank the LORD, my rock, who trained my hands to fight and my fingers to do 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 my merciful one, my fortress, my stronghold, and my savior, my shield, the one in whom I take refuge, and the one who brings people under my authority.
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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 O LORD, what are humans that you should care about them? What are mere mortals that you should 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 Humans are like a breath of air. Their life span is like a fleeting shadow.
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Man is like a breath; His days are like a passing shadow.
5 O LORD, bend your heaven low, and come down. Touch the mountains, and they will smoke.
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Bow down Your heavens, O Lord, and come down; Touch the mountains, and they shall smoke.
6 Hurl bolts of lightning, and scatter them. Shoot your arrows, and throw them into confusion.
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Flash forth lightning and scatter them; Shoot out Your arrows and destroy them.
7 Stretch out your hands from above. Snatch me, and rescue me from raging waters and from foreigners' hands.
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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 Their mouths speak lies. Their right hands take false pledges.
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Whose mouth speaks vain words, And whose right hand is a right hand of falsehood.
9 O God, I will sing a new song to you. I will sing a psalm to you on 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 are the one who gives victory to kings. You are the one who snatches your servant David away from a deadly sword.
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The One who gives salvation to kings, Who delivers David His servant From the deadly sword.
11 Snatch me, and rescue me from foreigners' hands. Their mouths speak lies. Their right hands take false pledges.
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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 May our sons be like full-grown, young plants. May our daughters be like stately columns that adorn the corners 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 May our barns be filled with all kinds of crops. May our sheep give birth to thousands of lambs, tens of thousands in our fields.
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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 May our cattle have many calves. May no one break in, and may no one be dragged out. May there be no cries of distress in our streets.
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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 Blessed are the people who have these blessings! Blessed are the people whose God is the LORD!
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Happy are the people who are in such a state; Happy are the people whose God is the Lord!