Psalms 144
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- 1Blessed be the LORD, my strength, who teaches my hands to war and my fingers to fight.
- 2My goodness and my fortress, my high tower and my deliverer, my shield and he in whom I trust, who subdues my people under me.
- 3LORD, what is man, that you take knowledge of him? Or the son of man, that you make account of him?
- 4Man is like vanity; his days are like a shadow that passes away.
- 5Bow your heavens, O LORD, and come down; touch the mountains and they will smoke.
- 6Cast forth lightning and scatter them; shoot out your arrows and destroy them.
- 7Send your hand from above; rid me and deliver me out of great waters, from the hand of strange children,
- 8whose mouth speaks vanity, and whose right hand is a right hand of falsehood.
- 9I will sing a new song to you, O God; on a psaltery and an instrument of ten strings I will sing praises to you.
- 10It is he who gives salvation to kings, who delivers David his servant from the hurtful sword.
- 11Rid me and deliver me from the hand of strange children, whose mouth speaks vanity, and whose right hand is a right hand of falsehood.
- 12That our sons may be like plants grown up in their youth; that our daughters may be like corner stones, polished after the likeness of 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.
- 14That our oxen may be strong to labor; that there be no breaking in, nor going out; that there be no complaining in our streets.
- 15Happy are the people who are in such a case; yes, happy are the people whose God is the LORD.