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 strength, which teacheth my hands to war, [and] my fingers to fight:
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 goodness, and my fortress; my high tower, and my deliverer; my shield, and [he] in whom I trust; 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 to vanity: his days [are] as a shadow that passeth away.
5 Jehovah, bow thy heavens, and come down; touch the mountains, that they smoke;
Bow thy heavens, O LORD, and come down: touch the mountains, and they shall smoke.
6 Cast forth lightnings, and scatter them; send forth thine arrows, and discomfit them:
Cast forth lightning, and scatter them: shoot out thine arrows, and destroy them.
7 Stretch out thy hands from above; rescue me, and deliver me out of great waters, from the hand of aliens,
Send thine hand from above; rid me, and deliver me out of great waters, from the hand of strange children;
8 Whose mouth speaketh vanity, and their right hand is a right hand of falsehood.
Whose mouth speaketh vanity, and their right hand [is] a right hand of falsehood.
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 a new song unto thee, O God: upon a psaltery [and] an instrument of ten strings will I sing praises unto thee.
10 Who givest salvation unto kings; who rescuest David thy servant from the hurtful sword.
[It is he] that giveth salvation unto kings: who delivereth David his 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.
Rid me, and deliver me from the hand of strange children, whose mouth speaketh vanity, and their right hand [is] a right hand of falsehood:
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:
That 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:
13 Our granaries full, affording all manner of store; our sheep bringing forth thousands, ten thousands in our pastures;
[That] our garners [may be] full, affording all manner of store: [that] our sheep may bring forth thousands and ten thousands in our streets:
14 Our kine laden [with young]; no breaking in and no going forth, and no outcry in our streets.
[That] our oxen [may be] strong to labour; [that there be] no breaking in, nor going out; that [there be] no complaining in our streets.
15 Blessed the people that is in such a case! Blessed the people whose God is Jehovah!
Happy [is that] people, that is in such a case: [yea], happy [is that] people, whose God [is] the LORD.
