Psalms 144:1
Blessed be Jehovah, my rock, who teaches my hands to war, and my fingers to fight,
Psalms 144:2
my loving kindness, and my fortress, my high tower, and my deliverer, my shield, and he in whom I take refuge, who subdues my people under me.
Psalms 144:3
Jehovah, what is man, that thou take knowledge of him? Or the son of man, that thou make account of him?
Psalms 144:4
Man is like vanity. His days are as a shadow that passes away.
Psalms 144:5
Bow thy heavens, O Jehovah, and come down. Touch the mountains, and they shall smoke.
Psalms 144:6
Cast forth lightning, and scatter them. Send out thine arrows, and discomfit them.
Psalms 144:7
Stretch forth thy hand from above. Rescue me, and deliver me out of great waters, out of the hand of aliens,
Psalms 144:8
whose mouth speaks deceit, and whose right hand is a right hand of falsehood.
Psalms 144:9
I will sing a new song to thee, O God. Upon a psaltery of ten strings I will sing praises to thee.
Psalms 144:10
Thou are he who gives salvation to kings, who rescues David his servant from the hurtful sword.
Psalms 144:11
Rescue me, and deliver me out of the hand of aliens, whose mouth speaks deceit, and whose right hand is a right hand of falsehood.
Psalms 144:12
That our sons shall be as plants grown up in their youth, and our daughters as cornerstones hewn according to the fashion of a palace,
Psalms 144:13
our garners are full, affording all manner of store, our sheep bring forth thousands and ten thousands in our fields,
Psalms 144:14
our oxen are well laden, no breaking in, and no going forth, and no outcry in our streets,
Psalms 144:15
blessed are the people who are in such a case. Blessed are the people whose God is Jehovah.