Psalms 144

1 A Psalm of David. Blessed be the LORD my Rock, who traineth my hands for war, and my fingers for battle;

Blessed be Jehovah, my rock, who teaches my hands to war, and my fingers to fight,

2 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.

my loving kindness, and my fortress, my high tower, and my deliverer, my shield, and he in whom I take refuge, who subdues my people under me.

3 LORD, what is man, that Thou takest knowledge of him? or the son of man, that Thou makest account of him?

Jehovah, what is man, that thou take knowledge of him? Or the son of man, that thou make account of him?

4 Man is like unto a breath; his days are as a shadow that passeth away.

Man is like vanity. His days are as a shadow that passes away.

5 O LORD, bow Thy heavens, and come down; touch the mountains, that they may smoke.

Bow thy heavens, O Jehovah, and come down. Touch the mountains, and they shall smoke.

6 Cast forth lightning, and scatter them; send out Thine arrows, and discomfit them.

Cast forth lightning, and scatter them. Send out thine arrows, and discomfit them.

7 Stretch forth Thy hands from on high; rescue me, and deliver me out of many waters, out of the hand of strangers;

Stretch forth thy hand from above. Rescue me, and deliver me out of great waters, out of the hand of aliens,

8 Whose mouth speaketh falsehood, and their right hand is a right hand of lying.

whose mouth speaks deceit, and whose right hand is a right hand of falsehood.

9 O God, I will sing a new song unto Thee, upon a psaltery of ten strings will I sing praises unto Thee;

I will sing a new song to thee, O God. Upon a psaltery of ten strings I will sing praises to thee.

10 Who givest salvation unto kings, who rescuest David Thy servant from the hurtful sword.

Thou are he who gives salvation to kings, who rescues David his servant from the hurtful sword.

11 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.

Rescue me, and deliver me out of the hand of aliens, whose mouth speaks deceit, and whose right hand is a right hand of falsehood.

12 We whose sons are as plants grown up in their youth; whose daughters are as corner-pillars carved after the fashion of a palace;

That our sons shall be as plants grown up in their youth, and our daughters as cornerstones hewn according to the fashion of a palace,

13 Whose garners are full, affording all manner of store; whose sheep increase by thousands and ten thousands in our fields;

our garners are full, affording all manner of store, our sheep bring forth thousands and ten thousands in our fields,

14 Whose oxen are well laden; with no breach, and no going forth, and no outcry in our broad places;

our oxen are well laden, no breaking in, and no going forth, and no outcry in our streets,

15 Happy is the people that is in such a case. Yea, happy is the people whose God is the LORD.

blessed are the people who are in such a case. Blessed are the people whose God is Jehovah.