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Psalms 144

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1 A Psalm of David. Blessed be the Lord my Rock, Who trains my hands for war, And my fingers for battle--
1 Blessed be the LORD my strength, which teacheth my hands to war, and my fingers to fight:
2 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.
2 My goodness, and my fortress; my high tower, and my deliverer; my shield, and he in whom I trust; who subdueth my people under me.
3 Lord, what is man, that You take knowledge of him? Or the son of man, that You are mindful of him?
3 LORD, what is man, that thou takest knowledge of him! or the son of man, that thou makest account of him!
4 Man is like a breath; His days are like a passing shadow.
4 Man is like to vanity: his days are as a shadow that passeth away.
5 Bow down Your heavens, O Lord, and come down; Touch the mountains, and they shall smoke.
5 Bow thy heavens, O LORD, and come down: touch the mountains, and they shall smoke.
6 Flash forth lightning and scatter them; Shoot out Your arrows and destroy them.
6 Cast forth lightning, and scatter them: shoot out thine arrows, and destroy them.
7 Stretch out Your hand from above; Rescue me and deliver me out of great waters, From the hand of foreigners,
7 Send thine hand from above; rid me, and deliver me out of great waters, from the hand of strange children;
8 Whose mouth speaks vain words, And whose right hand is a right hand of falsehood.
8 Whose mouth speaketh vanity, and their right hand is a right hand of falsehood.
9 I will sing a new song to You, O God; On a harp of ten strings I will sing praises to You,
9 I will sing a new song unto thee, O God: upon a psaltery and an instrument of ten strings will I sing praises unto thee.
10 The One who gives salvation to kings, Who delivers David His servant From the deadly sword.
10 It is he that giveth salvation unto kings: who delivereth David his servant from the hurtful sword.
11 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--
11 Rid me, and deliver me from the hand of strange children, whose mouth speaketh vanity, 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 pillars, Sculptured in palace style;
12 That our sons may be as plants grown up in their youth; that our daughters may be as corner stones, polished after the similitude of a palace:
13 That our barns may be full, Supplying all kinds of produce; That our sheep may bring forth thousands And ten thousands in our fields;
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 well-laden; That there be no breaking in or going out; That there be no outcry 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.
15 Happy are the people who are in such a state; Happy are the people whose God is the Lord!
15 Happy is that people, that is in such a case: yea, happy is that people, whose God is the LORD.
Scripture taken from the New King James Version. Copyright © 1982 by Thomas Nelson, Inc. Used by permission. All rights reserved.
The King James Version is in the public domain.