Psalms 144 Parallel Bible Translations

Psalms 144 ▼
swipe to see more →
JPS
JPS Tanakh 1917
ESV
English Standard Version
NIV
New International Version
+Add
1 [A Psalm] of David. Blessed be the LORD my Rock, Who traineth my hands for war, And my fingers for battle; Blessed be the LORD, my rock, who trains my hands for war, and my fingers for battle; Of David. Praise be to the LORD my Rock, who trains my hands for war, my fingers for battle.
2 My lovingkindness, and my fortress, My high tower, and my deliverer; My shield, and He in whom I take refuge; Who subdueth my people under me. he is my steadfast love and my fortress, my stronghold and my deliverer, my shield and he in whom I take refuge, who subdues peoples under me. 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.
3 LORD, what is man, that Thou takest knowledge of him? Or the son of man, that Thou makest account of him? O LORD, what is man that you regard him, or the son of man that you think of him? LORD, what are human beings that you care for them, mere mortals that you think of them?
4 Man is like unto a breath; His days are as a shadow that passeth away. Man is like a breath; his days are like a passing shadow. They are like a breath; their days are like a fleeting shadow.
5 O LORD, bow Thy heavens, and come down; Touch the mountains, that they may smoke. Bow your heavens, O LORD, and come down! Touch the mountains so that they smoke! Part your heavens, LORD, and come down; touch the mountains, so that they smoke.
6 Cast forth lightning, and scatter them; Send out Thine arrows, and discomfit them. Flash forth the lightning and scatter them; send out your arrows and rout them! Send forth lightning and scatter the enemy; shoot your arrows and rout them.
7 Stretch forth Thy hands from on high; Rescue me, and deliver me out of many waters, Out of the hand of strangers; Stretch out your hand from on high; rescue me and deliver me from the many waters, from the hand of foreigners, Reach down your hand from on high; deliver me and rescue me from the mighty waters, from the hands of foreigners
8 Whose mouth speaketh falsehood, And their right hand is a right hand of lying. whose mouths speak lies and whose right hand is a right hand of falsehood. whose mouths are full of lies, whose right hands are deceitful.
9 O God, I will sing a new song unto Thee, Upon a psaltery of ten strings will I sing praises unto Thee; I will sing a new song to you, O God; upon a ten-stringed harp I will play to you, I will sing a new song to you, my God; on the ten-stringed lyre I will make music to you,
10 Who givest salvation unto kings, Who rescuest David Thy servant from the hurtful sword. who gives victory to kings, who rescues David his servant from the cruel sword. to the One who gives victory to kings, who delivers his servant David. From the deadly sword
11 Rescue me, and deliver me out of the hand of strangers, Whose mouth speaketh falsehood, And their right hand is a right hand of lying. Rescue me and deliver me from the hand of foreigners, whose mouths speak lies and whose right hand is a right hand of falsehood. deliver me; rescue me from the hands of foreigners whose mouths are full of lies, whose right hands are deceitful.
12 We whose sons are as plants grown up in their youth; Whose daughters are as corner-pillars carved after the fashion of a palace; May our sons in their youth be like plants full grown, our daughters like corner pillars cut for the structure of a palace; Then our sons in their youth will be like well-nurtured plants, and our daughters will be like pillars carved to adorn a palace.
13 Whose garners are full, affording all manner of store; Whose sheep increase by thousands and ten thousands in our fields; may our granaries be full, providing all kinds of produce; may our sheep bring forth thousands and ten thousands in our fields; Our barns will be filled with every kind of provision. Our sheep will increase by thousands, by tens of thousands in our fields;
14 Whose oxen are well laden; With no breach, and no going forth, And no outcry in our broad places; may our cattle be heavy with young, suffering no mishap or failure in bearing; may there be no cry of distress in our streets! our oxen will draw heavy loads. There will be no breaching of walls, no going into captivity, no cry of distress in our streets.
15 Happy is the people that is in such a case. Yea, happy is the people whose God is the LORD. Blessed are the people to whom such blessings fall! Blessed are the people whose God is the LORD! Blessed is the people of whom this is true; blessed is the people whose God is the LORD.
Previous chapter
Top of Page
Top of Page