Psalms 144
1 [A Psalm] of David. Blessed be Jehovah my rock, who teacheth my hands to war, my fingers to fight;
Of David. Blessed be the LORD, my Rock, who trains my hands for war, my fingers for battle.
2 My mercy and my fortress, my high tower and my deliverer, my shield and he in whom I trust, who subdueth my people under me!
He is my steadfast love and my fortress, my stronghold and my deliverer. He is my shield, in whom I take refuge, who subdues peoples under me.
3 Jehovah, what is man, that thou takest knowledge of him, the son of man, that thou takest thought of him?
O LORD, what is man, that You regard him, the son of man that You think of him?
4 Man is like to vanity; his days are as a shadow that passeth away.
Man is like a breath; his days are like a passing shadow.
5 Jehovah, bow thy heavens, and come down; touch the mountains, that they smoke;
Part Your heavens, O LORD, and come down; touch the mountains, that they may smoke.
6 Cast forth lightnings, and scatter them; send forth thine arrows, and discomfit them:
Flash forth Your lightning and scatter them; shoot Your arrows and rout them.
7 Stretch out thy hands from above; rescue me, and deliver me out of great waters, from the hand of aliens,
Reach down from on high; set me free and rescue me from the deep waters, from the grasp of foreigners,
8 Whose mouth speaketh vanity, and their right hand is a right hand of falsehood.
whose mouths speak falsehood, whose right hands are deceitful.
9 O God, I will sing a new song unto thee; with the ten-stringed lute will I sing psalms unto thee:
I will sing to You a new song, O God; on a harp of ten strings I will make music to You—
10 Who givest salvation unto kings; who rescuest David thy servant from the hurtful sword.
to Him who gives victory to kings, who frees His servant David from the deadly sword.
11 Rescue me, and deliver me from the hand of aliens, whose mouth speaketh vanity, and their right hand is a right hand of falsehood.
Set me free and rescue me from the grasp of foreigners, whose mouths speak falsehood, whose right hands are deceitful.
12 That our sons may be as plants grown up in their youth; our daughters as corner-columns, sculptured after the fashion of a palace:
Then our sons will be like plants nurtured in their youth, our daughters like corner pillars carved to adorn a palace.
13 Our granaries full, affording all manner of store; our sheep bringing forth thousands, ten thousands in our pastures;
Our storehouses will be full, supplying all manner of produce; our flocks will bring forth thousands, tens of thousands in our fields.
14 Our kine laden [with young]; no breaking in and no going forth, and no outcry in our streets.
Our oxen will bear great loads. There will be no breach in the walls, no going into captivity, and no cry of lament in our streets.
15 Blessed the people that is in such a case! Blessed the people whose God is Jehovah!
Blessed are the people of whom this is so; blessed are the people whose God is the LORD.
