Psalms 144

1 A Psalm of David. Blessed be the LORD my strength, who teacheth my hands to war, and my fingers to fight:

By David. Blessed be the LORD, my rock, who trains my hands to war, and my fingers to battle—

2 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.

my loving kindness, my fortress, my high tower, 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!

LORD, what is man, that you care for him? Or the son of man, that you think of him?

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

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

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

Part your heavens, LORD, and come down. Touch the mountains, and they will smoke.

6 Cast forth lightning, and scatter them: shoot thy arrows, and destroy them.

Throw out lightning, and scatter them. Send out your arrows, and rout them.

7 Send thy hand from above; rid me, and deliver me out of great waters, from the hand of foreigners;

Stretch out your hand from above, rescue me, and deliver me out of great waters, out of the hands of foreigners,

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

whose mouths speak deceit, whose right hand is a right hand of falsehood.

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

I will sing a new song to you, God. On a ten-stringed lyre, I will sing praises to you.

10 It is he that giveth salvation to kings: who delivereth David his servant from the hurtful sword.

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

11 Rid me, and deliver me from the hand of foreigners, whose mouth speaketh vanity, and their right hand is a right hand of falsehood:

Rescue me, and deliver me out of the hands of foreigners, whose mouths speak deceit, whose right hand is a right hand of falsehood.

12 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:

Then our sons will be like well-nurtured plants, our daughters like pillars carved to adorn a palace.

13 That our barns may be full, affording all manner of store: that our sheep may bring forth thousands and ten thousands in our streets:

Our barns are full, filled with all kinds of provision. Our sheep produce thousands and ten thousands in our fields.

14 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.

Our oxen will pull heavy loads. There is no breaking in, and no going away, and no outcry in our streets.

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

Happy are the people who are in such a situation. Happy are the people whose God is the LORD.