Psalms 144

World English Bible

JPS Tanakh (Jewish Publication Society, 1917)

1Blessed be the LORD, my rock, who trains my hands to war, and my fingers to battle—

1A Psalm of David. Blessed be the LORD my Rock, who traineth my hands for war, and my fingers for battle;

2my loving kindness, my fortress, my high tower, my deliverer, my shield, and he in whom I take refuge, who subdues my people under me.

2My lovingkindness, and my fortress, my high tower, and my deliverer; my shield, and He in whom I take refuge; who subdueth my people under me.

3LORD, what is man, that you care for him? Or the son of man, that you think of him?

3LORD, what is man, that Thou takest knowledge of him? or the son of man, that Thou makest account of him?

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

4Man is like unto a breath; his days are as a shadow that passeth away.

5Part your heavens, LORD, and come down. Touch the mountains, and they will smoke.

5O LORD, bow Thy heavens, and come down; touch the mountains, that they may smoke.

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

6Cast forth lightning, and scatter them; send out Thine arrows, and discomfit them.

7Stretch out your hand from above, rescue me, and deliver me out of great waters, out of the hands of foreigners,

7Stretch forth Thy hands from on high; rescue me, and deliver me out of many waters, out of the hand of strangers;

8whose mouths speak deceit, whose right hand is a right hand of falsehood.

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

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

9O God, I will sing a new song unto Thee, upon a psaltery of ten strings will I sing praises unto Thee;

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

10Who givest salvation unto kings, who rescuest David Thy servant from the hurtful sword.

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

11Rescue me, and deliver me out of the hand of strangers, whose mouth speaketh falsehood, and their right hand is a right hand of lying.

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

12We whose sons are as plants grown up in their youth; whose daughters are as corner-pillars carved after the fashion of a palace;

13Our barns are full, filled with all kinds of provision. Our sheep produce thousands and ten thousands in our fields.

13Whose garners are full, affording all manner of store; whose sheep increase by thousands and ten thousands in our fields;

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

14Whose oxen are well laden; with no breach, and no going forth, and no outcry in our broad places;

15Happy are the people who are in such a situation. Happy are the people whose God is the LORD.

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

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