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1 Praise be to the LORD my Rock, who trains my hands for war, 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 is my loving God and my fortress, my stronghold and my deliverer, my shield, in whom I take refuge, who subdues peoples 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 LORD, what are human beings that you care for them, mere mortals that you think of 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 They are like a breath; their days are like a fleeting shadow.
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Man is like a breath; His days are like a passing shadow.
5 Part your heavens, LORD, and come down; touch the mountains, so that they smoke.
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Bow down Your heavens, O Lord, and come down; Touch the mountains, and they shall smoke.
6 Send forth lightning and scatter the enemy; shoot your arrows and rout them.
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Flash forth lightning and scatter them; Shoot out Your arrows and destroy them.
7 Reach down your hand from on high; deliver me and rescue me from the mighty waters, from the hands of foreigners
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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 are full of lies, whose right hands are deceitful.
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Whose mouth speaks vain words, And whose right hand is a right hand of falsehood.
9 I will sing a new song to you, my God; on the ten-stringed lyre I will make music to you,
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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 to the One who gives victory to kings, who delivers his servant David. From the deadly sword
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The One who gives salvation to kings, Who delivers David His servant From the deadly sword.
11 deliver me; rescue me from the hands of foreigners whose mouths are full of lies, whose right hands are deceitful.
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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 Then our sons in their youth will be like well-nurtured plants, and our daughters will be like pillars carved to adorn 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 will be filled with every kind of provision. Our sheep will increase by thousands, by 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 our oxen will draw heavy loads.There will be no breaching of walls, no going into captivity, no cry 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 is the people of whom this is true; blessed is 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!
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