The Book of Psalms

Blessed be the Lord my strength, which teacheth my hands to war, and my fingers to fight:(a)

(b)

My goodness, and my fortress; my high tower, and my deliverer; my shield, and he in whom I trust; who subdueth my people under me.(c)

Lord , what is man, that thou takest knowledge of him! or the son of man, that thou makest account of him!

Man is like to vanity: his days are as a shadow that passeth away.

Bow thy heavens, O Lord , and come down: touch the mountains, and they shall smoke.

Cast forth lightning, and scatter them: shoot out thine arrows, and destroy them.

Send thine hand from above; rid me, and deliver me out of great waters, from the hand of strange children;(d)

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

I will sing a new song unto thee, O God: upon a psaltery and an instrument of ten strings will I sing praises unto thee.

It is he that giveth salvation unto kings: who delivereth David his servant from the hurtful sword.(e)

Rid me, and deliver me from the hand of strange children, whose mouth speaketh vanity, and their right hand is a right hand of falsehood:

That our sons may be as plants grown up in their youth; that our daughters may be as corner stones, polished after the similitude of a palace:(f)

That our garners may be full, affording all manner of store: that our sheep may bring forth thousands and ten thousands in our streets:(g)

That our oxen may be strong to labour; that there be no breaking in, nor going out; that there be no complaining in our streets.(h)

Happy is that people, that is in such a case: yea, happy is that people, whose God is the Lord .

(a)144:1 strength: Heb. rock

(b)144:1 to war…: Heb. to the war, etc

(d)144:7 hand from: Heb. hands from

(e)144:10 salvation: or, victory

(f)144:12 polished: Heb. cut

(g)144:13 all…: Heb. from kind to kind

(h)144:14 strong…: Heb. able to bear burdens, or, loaden with flesh