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Davidic.

May the Lord , my rock, be praised,^(a) who trains my hands for battle and my fingers for warfare.^(b)

He is my faithful love and my fortress, my stronghold and my deliverer. He is my shield,^(c) and I take refuge in Him;^(d) He subdues my people^[a] under me.^(e)

Lord , what is man, that You care for him, the son of man, that You think of him?^(f)

Man is like a breath; his days are like a passing shadow.^(g)

Lord , part Your heavens and come down.^(h) Touch the mountains, and they will smoke.⁽ⁱ⁾

Flash Your lightning and scatter the foe;^[b] shoot Your arrows and rout them.^(j)

Reach down^[c] from heaven;^(k) rescue me from deep water, and set me free from the grasp of foreigners^(l)

whose mouths speak lies, whose right hands are deceptive.^(m)

God, I will sing a new song to You; I will play on a ten-stringed harp for You⁽ⁿ⁾—

the One who gives victory to kings, who frees His servant David from the deadly sword.^(o)

Set me free and rescue me from the grasp of foreigners^(p) whose mouths speak lies, whose right hands are deceptive.^(q)

Then our sons will be like plants nurtured in their youth, our daughters, like corner pillars that are carved in the palace style.^(r)

Our storehouses will be full, supplying all kinds of produce;^(s) our flocks will increase by thousands and tens of thousands in our open fields.^(t)

Our cattle will be well fed.^[d] There will be no breach in the walls, no going into captivity,^[e] and no cry of lament in our public squares.^(u)

Happy are the people with such blessings. Happy are the people whose God is Yahweh.^(v)