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 concerning Goliad. Blessed [be] the Lord my God, who instructs my hands for battle, [and] my fingers for war.

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 mercy, and my refuge; my helper, and my deliverer; my protector, in whom I have trusted; 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?

Lord, what is man, that you are made known to him? or the son of man, that you take 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 pass as a shadow.

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

O Lord, bow your heavens, and come down: touch the mountains, and they shall smoke.

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

Send lightning, and you shall scatter them: send forth your arrows, and you shall 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;

Send forth your hand from on high; rescue me, and deliver me out of great waters, out of the hand of strange children;

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

whose mouth has spoken vanity, and their right hand is a right hand of iniquity.

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

O God, I will sing a new song to you: I will play to you on a lute of ten strings.

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

[Even] to him who gives salvation to kings: who redeems his servant David 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.

Deliver me, and rescue me from the hand of strange children, whose mouth has spoken vanity, and their right hand is a right hand of iniquity;

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;

whose children are as plants, strengthened in their youth: their daughters are beautiful, sumptuously adorned after the similitude of a temple.

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

Their garners are full, and bursting with one kind of store after another; their sheep are prolific, multiplying in their streets.

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

Their oxen are fat: there is no falling down of a hedge, nor going out, nor cry in their folds.

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

Men bless the people to whom this lot belongs, [but] blessed is the people whose God is the Lord.