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Psalms 144
Psalm 144
Of David.
1 Praise be to the Lord my Rock,(a)
who trains my hands for war,
my fingers for battle.
2 He is my loving God and my fortress,(b)
my stronghold(c) and my deliverer,
my shield,(d) in whom I take refuge,
who subdues peoples[a](e) under me.
3 Lord, what are human beings(f) that you care for them,
mere mortals that you think of them?
4 They are like a breath;(g)
their days are like a fleeting shadow.(h)
5 Part your heavens,(i) Lord, and come down;(j)
touch the mountains, so that they smoke.(k)
6 Send forth lightning(l) and scatter(m) the enemy;
shoot your arrows(n) and rout them.
7 Reach down your hand from on high;(o)
deliver me and rescue me(p)
from the mighty waters,(q)
from the hands of foreigners(r)
8 whose mouths are full of lies,(s)
whose right hands(t) are deceitful.(u)
9 I will sing a new song(v) to you, my God;
on the ten-stringed lyre(w) I will make music to you,
10 to the One who gives victory to kings,(x)
who delivers his servant David.(y)
From the deadly sword(z) 11 deliver me;
rescue me(aa) from the hands of foreigners(ab)
whose mouths are full of lies,(ac)
whose right hands are deceitful.(ad)
12 Then our sons in their youth
will be like well-nurtured plants,(ae)
and our daughters will be like pillars(af)
carved to adorn a palace.
13 Our barns will be filled(ag)
with every kind of provision.
Our sheep will increase by thousands,
by tens of thousands in our fields;
14 our oxen(ah) will draw heavy loads.[b]
There will be no breaching of walls,(ai)
no going into captivity,
no cry of distress in our streets.(aj)
15 Blessed is the people(ak) of whom this is true;
blessed is the people whose God is the Lord.
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