Psalms 144

Psalm 144 ESV

1David blesseth God for his merciful protection: 3he admireth his care for vain man: 5he prayeth God by power to complete his deliverance: 9he promiseth to praise God: 11he prayeth for his kingdom's happiness under God's favour.
Of David.
1 Blessed be the Lord, my 1rock, 2who trains my hands for war, and my fingers for battle;
2 he is my 1steadfast love and my 2fortress, my 3stronghold and my deliverer, my 4shield and he in whom I take refuge, who 5subdues peoplesa under me.
3 O Lord, 1what is man that you 2regard him, or the son of man that you think of him?
4 1Man is like a breath; his days are like 2a passing 3shadow.
5 1Bow your heavens, O Lord, and come down! 2Touch the mountains so that they smoke!
6 1Flash forth the lightning and scatter them; 2send out your arrows and rout them!
7 1Stretch out your hand from on high; 2rescue me and deliver me from the many waters, from the hand 3of foreigners,
8 whose mouths speak 1lies and whose right hand is 2a right hand of falsehood.
9 I will sing 1a new song to you, O God; upon 2a ten-stringed harp I will play to you,
10 who gives victory to kings, who 1rescues David his servant from the cruel sword.
11 Rescue me and deliver me from the hand 1of foreigners, whose mouths speak 2lies and whose right hand is a right hand of falsehood.
12 May our sons in their youth be like 1plants full grown, our daughters like 2corner pillars cut for the structure of a palace;
13 1may our granaries be full, 2providing all kinds of produce; may our sheep bring forth thousands and ten thousands in our fields;
14 may our cattle be heavy with young, suffering no mishap or failure in bearing;a may there be no 1cry of distress in our streets!
15 1Blessed are the people to whom such blessings fall! 2Blessed are the people whose God is the Lord!
Psalms 144

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