144:1 [A Psalm of David.]
Blessed be the LORD, my rock,
Who trains my hands for war,
And my fingers for battle;
144:2 My faithfulness and my fortress,
My stronghold and my savior,
My shield and He in whom I take refuge,
Who subdues ①my people under me.
▷ ①Another reading is peoples
144:3 LORD, what is man, that You look after him?
Or a son of man, that You think of him?
144:4 Man is like the breath;
His days are like a passing shadow.
144:5 Bend down Your heavens, LORD, and come down;
Touch the mountains, that they may smoke.
144:6 Flash forth lightning and scatter them;
Send out Your arrows and confuse them.
144:7 Reach out with Your hand from on high;
Rescue me and save me from great waters,
From the hand of foreigners
144:8 Whose mouths speak deceit,
And whose right hand is a right hand of falsehood.
144:9 God, I will sing a new song to You;
On a harp of ten strings I will sing praises to You,
144:10 Who gives salvation to kings,
Who rescues His servant David from the evil sword.
144:11 Rescue me and save me from the hand of foreigners,
Whose mouth speaks deceit
And whose right hand is a right hand of falsehood.
144:12 When our sons in their youth are like growing plants,
And our daughters like corner pillars ①fashioned for a palace,
▷ ①Lit cut after the pattern of
144:13 Our granaries are full, providing every kind of produce,
And our flocks deliver thousands and ten thousands in our ①fields;
▷ ①Lit outside
144:14 May our cattle ①be bred
Without ②mishap and without ③loss,
May there be no outcry in our streets!
▷ ①Lit be laden ②Lit breach ③Lit going out; i.e., miscarriage
144:15 Blessed are the people who are so situated;
Blessed are the people whose God is the LORD!