Psalm 144
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1A Psalm of David. Blessed be the LORD my strength, which teacheth my hands to war, and my fingers to fight:1Blessed be the LORD, my rock, who trains my hands for battle and my fingers for warfare,
2My goodness, and my fortress; my high tower, and my deliverer; my shield, and he in whom I trust; who subdueth my people under me.2he is my gracious love and my fortress, my strong tower and my deliverer, my shield and the one in whom I find refuge, who subdues peoples under me.
3LORD, what is man, that thou takest knowledge of him! or the son of man, that thou makest account of him!3LORD, what are human beings, that you should care about them, or mortal man, that you should think about him?
4Man is like to vanity: his days are as a shadow that passeth away.4The human person is a mere empty breath; his days are like a fading shadow.
5Bow thy heavens, O LORD, and come down: touch the mountains, and they shall smoke.5Bow your heavens, LORD, and descend; touch the mountains, and they will smolder.
6Cast forth lightning, and scatter them: shoot out thine arrows, and destroy them.6Send forth lightning and scatter the enemy, shoot your arrows and confuse them.
7Send thine hand from above; rid me, and deliver me out of great waters, from the hand of strange children;7Reach down your hand from your high place; rescue me and deliver me from mighty waters, from the control of foreigners.
8Whose mouth speaketh vanity, and their right hand is a right hand of falsehood.8Their mouths speak lies, and their right hand deceives,
9I will sing a new song unto thee, O God: upon a psaltery and an instrument of ten strings will I sing praises unto thee.9God, I will sing a new song to you. On a harp of ten strings I will play to you—
10It is he that giveth salvation unto kings: who delivereth David his servant from the hurtful sword.10to you who gives victory to kings, rescuing his servant David from cruel swords.
11Rid me, and deliver me from the hand of strange children, whose mouth speaketh vanity, and their right hand is a right hand of falsehood:11Rescue me and deliver me from the control of foreigners, whose mouths speak lies, and whose right hand deceives.
12That 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:12May our sons in their youth be like full-grown plants, and our daughters like pillars destined to decorate a palace.
13That our garners may be full, affording all manner of store: that our sheep may bring forth thousands and ten thousands in our streets:13May our granaries be filled, storing produce in abundance; may our sheep bring forth thousands, even tens of thousands in our fields.
14That our oxen may be strong to labour; that there be no breaking in, nor going out; that there be no complaining in our streets.14May our cattle grow heavy with young, with no damage or loss. May there be no cry of anguish in our streets!
15Happy is that people, that is in such a case: yea, happy is that people, whose God is the LORD.15Happy are the people to whom these things come; happy are the people whose God is the LORD.
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