الْمَزْمُورُ
الْمِئَةُ وَالرَّابِعُ وَالأَرْبَعُونَ

 

Psalm
144

A Psalm of David.

1
Blessed be the LORD my strength, which teacheth my hands to war, and my fingers
to fight:

2
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.

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

4
Man is like to vanity: his days are as a shadow that passeth away.

5
Bow thy heavens, O LORD, and come down: touch the mountains, and they shall
smoke.

6
Cast forth lightning, and scatter them: shoot out thine arrows, and destroy
them.

7
Send thine hand from above; rid me, and deliver me out of great waters, from
the hand of strange children;

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

9
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.

10
It is he that giveth salvation unto kings: who delivereth David his servant
from the hurtful sword.

11
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:

12
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:

13
That our garners may be full, affording all manner of store: that our sheep may
bring forth thousands and ten thousands in our streets:

14
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.

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