Psalms 144
1 A Psalm of David. Blessed be the LORD my Rock, who traineth my hands for war, and my fingers for battle;
[A Psalm] of David. Blessed [be] the LORD my strength, which teacheth 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 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 LORD, what is man, that Thou takest knowledge of him? or the son of man, that Thou makest account 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 unto a breath; his days are as a shadow that passeth away.
Man is like to vanity: his days [are] as a shadow that passeth away.
5 O LORD, bow Thy heavens, and come down; touch the mountains, that they may smoke.
Bow thy heavens, O LORD, 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: shoot out thine arrows, and destroy them.
7 Stretch forth Thy hands from on high; rescue me, and deliver me out of many waters, out of the hand of strangers;
Send thine hand from above; rid me, and deliver me out of great waters, from the hand of strange children;
8 Whose mouth speaketh falsehood, and their right hand is a right hand of lying.
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, upon a psaltery of ten strings will I sing praises 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 out of the hand of strangers, whose mouth speaketh falsehood, and their right hand is a right hand of lying.
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 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 [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 Whose garners are full, affording all manner of store; whose sheep increase by thousands and ten thousands in our fields;
[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 Whose oxen are well laden; with no breach, and no going forth, and no outcry in our broad places;
[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 Happy is the people that is in such a case. Yea, happy is 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.
