Psalms 144
1 [A Psalm] of David. Blessed be Jehovah my rock, who teacheth my hands to war, my fingers to fight;
A Psalm of David. Blessed be the LORD my Rock, who traineth my hands for war, and 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!
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.
3 Jehovah, what is man, that thou takest knowledge of him, the son of man, that thou takest thought of him?
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 to vanity; his days are as a shadow that passeth away.
Man is like unto a breath; his days are as a shadow that passeth away.
5 Jehovah, bow thy heavens, and come down; touch the mountains, that they smoke;
O LORD, bow Thy heavens, and come down; touch the mountains, that they may smoke.
6 Cast forth lightnings, and scatter them; send forth thine arrows, and discomfit them:
Cast forth lightning, and scatter them; send out Thine arrows, and discomfit them.
7 Stretch out thy hands from above; rescue me, and deliver me out of great waters, from the hand of aliens,
Stretch forth Thy hands from on high; rescue me, and deliver me out of many waters, out of the hand of strangers;
8 Whose mouth speaketh vanity, and their right hand is a right hand of falsehood.
Whose mouth speaketh falsehood, and their right hand is a right hand of lying.
9 O God, I will sing a new song unto thee; with the ten-stringed lute will I sing psalms unto thee:
O God, I will sing a new song unto Thee, upon a psaltery of ten strings will I sing praises unto Thee;
10 Who givest salvation unto kings; who rescuest David thy servant from the hurtful sword.
Who givest salvation unto kings, who rescuest David Thy servant from the hurtful 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.
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.
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:
We whose sons are as plants grown up in their youth; whose daughters are as corner-pillars carved after the fashion of a palace;
13 Our granaries full, affording all manner of store; our sheep bringing forth thousands, ten thousands in our pastures;
Whose garners are full, affording all manner of store; whose sheep increase by thousands and ten thousands in our fields;
14 Our kine laden [with young]; no breaking in and no going forth, and no outcry in our streets.
Whose oxen are well laden; with no breach, and no going forth, and no outcry in our broad places;
15 Blessed the people that is in such a case! Blessed the people whose God is Jehovah!
Happy is the people that is in such a case. Yea, happy is the people whose God is the LORD.
