Psalms 144

1 Blessed be the LORD, my rock, Who teacheth my hands to war, And my fingers to fight!

[A Psalm off] David. Blessed be the LORD my rock, which teacheth my hands to war, [and] my fingers to fight:

2 He who is my loving-kindness and my fortress; My high tower and my deliverer, My shield, and he in whom I trust; Who subdueth peoples under me.

My lovingkindness, 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 art mindful 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 a vapor; His day is like a shadow that passeth away.

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

5 Bow thy heavens, O LORD! and come down; Touch the mountains, so that they shall smoke!

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

6 Cast forth lightnings, and scatter them; Shoot forth thine arrows, and destroy them!

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

7 Send forth thine hand from above; Rescue and save me from deep waters; From the hands of aliens,

Stretch forth thine hand from above; rescue me, and deliver me out of great waters, out of the hand of strangers;

8 Whose mouth uttereth deceit, And whose right hand is a right hand of falsehood!

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

9 I will sing to thee a new song, O God! Upon a ten-stringed psaltery will I sing praise to thee;

I will sing a new song unto thee, O God: upon a psaltery of ten strings will I sing praises unto thee.

10 To thee, who givest salvation to kings, Who deliverest David, thy servant, from the destructive sword!

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

11 Rescue and deliver me from the hands of aliens, Whose mouth uttereth deceit, And whose right hand is a right hand of falsehood!

Rescue me, and deliver me out of the hand of strangers, 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-pillars, Hewn like those of a palace!

When our sons shall be as plants grown up in their youth; and our daughters as corner stones hewn after the fashion of a palace;

13 That our garners may be full, Affording all kinds of store; That our sheep may bring forth thousands And ten thousands in our streets.

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

14 That our cattle may be fruitful; That there be no breaking in, or going out; And no outcry in our streets.

[When] our oxen are well laden; [when there is] no breaking in, and no going forth, and no outcry in our streets;

15 Happy the people that is in such a state! Yea, happy the people whose God is Jehovah!

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