The Psalms (WEB)

Psalm 144

By David.

 ^144:1Blessed be Yahweh, my rock,
      Who teaches my hands to war,
      And my fingers to battle:

 ^144:2My lovingkindness, my fortress,
      My high tower, my deliverer,
      My shield, and he in whom I take refuge;
      Who subdues my people under me.

 ^144:3Yahweh, what is man, that you care for him?
      Or the son of man, that you think of him?

 ^144:4Man is like a breath.
      His days are like a shadow that passes away.

 ^144:5Part your heavens, Yahweh, and come down.
      Touch the mountains, and they will smoke.

 ^144:6Throw out lightning, and scatter them.
      Send out your arrows, and rout them.

 ^144:7Stretch out your hand from above,
      Rescue me, and deliver me out of great waters,
      Out of the hands of foreigners;

 ^144:8Whose mouths speak deceit,
      Whose right hand is a right hand of falsehood.

 ^144:9I will sing a new song to you, God.
      On a ten-stringed lyre, I will sing praises to you.

 ^144:10You are he who gives salvation to kings,
      Who rescues David, his servant, from the deadly sword.

 ^144:11Rescue me, and deliver me out of the hands of foreigners,
      Whose mouths speak deceit,
      Whose right hand is a right hand of falsehood.

  ^144:12Then our sons will be like well-nurtured plants,
      Our daughters like pillars carved to adorn a palace.

 ^144:13Our barns are full, filled with all kinds of provision.
      Our sheep bring forth thousands and ten thousands in our fields.

 ^144:14Our oxen will pull heavy loads.
      There is no breaking in, and no going away,
      And no outcry in our streets.

 ^144:15Happy are the people who are in such a situation.
      Happy are the people whose God is Yahweh.

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