Psalms 144

1 A Psalme of David. Blessed be the Lord my strength, which teacheth mine hands to fight, and my fingers to battell.

Blessed be the LORD my strength which teaches my hands to war, and my fingers to fight:

2 He is my goodnes and my fortresse, my towre and my deliuerer, my shield, and in him I trust, which subdueth my people vnder me.

My goodness, and my fortress; my high tower, and my deliverer; my shield, and he in whom I trust; who subdues my people under me.

3 Lord, what is man that thou regardest him! or the sonne of man that thou thinkest vpon him!

LORD, what is man, that you take knowledge of him! or the son of man, that you make account of him!

4 Man is like to vanitie: his dayes are like a shadow, that vanisheth.

Man is like to vanity: his days are as a shadow that passes away.

5 Bow thine heauens, O Lord, and come downe: touch the mountaines and they shall smoke.

Bow your heavens, O LORD, and come down: touch the mountains, and they shall smoke.

6 Cast forth the lightning and scatter them: shoote out thine arrowes, and consume them.

Cast forth lightning, and scatter them: shoot out your arrows, and destroy them.

7 Send thine hand from aboue: deliuer me, and take me out of the great waters, and from the hand of strangers,

Send your hand from above; rid me, and deliver me out of great waters, from the hand of strange children;

8 Whose mouth talketh vanitie, and their right hand is a right hand of falsehood.

Whose mouth speaks vanity, and their right hand is a right hand of falsehood.

9 I wil sing a new song vnto thee, O God, and sing vnto thee vpon a viole, and an instrument of ten strings.

I will sing a new song unto you, O God: upon a psaltery and an instrument of ten strings will I sing praises unto you.

10 It is he that giueth deliuerance vnto Kings, and rescueth Dauid his seruant from the hurtfull sworde.

It is he that gives salvation unto kings: who delivers David his servant from the hurtful sword.

11 Rescue me, and deliuer me from the hand of strangers, whose mouth talketh vanitie, and their right hand is a right hand of falshood:

Rid me, and deliver me from the hand of strange children, whose mouth speaks vanity, and their right hand is a right hand of falsehood:

12 That our sonnes may be as the plantes growing vp in their youth, and our daughters as the corner stones, grauen after the similitude 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 embodiment of a palace:

13 That our corners may be full, and abounding with diuers sorts, and that our sheepe may bring forth thousands and ten thousand in our streetes:

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 That our oxen may be strong to labour: that there be none inuasion, nor going out, nor no crying in our streetes.

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 are the people, that be so, yea, blessed are the people, whose God is the Lord.

Happy is that people, that is in such a case: yea, happy is that people, whose God is the LORD.