Psalm 144
A Psalm *of David.
1 Blessed be the Lord †my strength,
aWhich teacheth my hands †to war,
And my fingers ato fight:
2 b||My goodness, and cmy fortress; dmy high tower, and my deliverer;
bMy shield, and he in whom I trust;
Who esubdueth my people under me.
3 fLord, what is man, that thou gTakest knowledge of him!
Or the son of man, that thou makest account of him!
4 hMan is like to vanity:
His days are as ia shadow that passeth away.
5 kBow thy heavens, O Lord, and come down:
lTouch the mountains, and they shall smoke.
6 Cast forth mlightning, and scatter them:
mShoot out thine arrows, and destroy them.
7 nSend thine †hand ofrom above;
pRid me, and deliver me nout of great waters,
From the hand of qstrange children;
8 Whose mouth rspeaketh vanity,
And their right hand is sa right hand of falsehood.
9 I will tsing a new song unto thee, O God:
Upon ua psaltery wand uan instrument of ten strings will I sing praises unto thee.
10 It is he xthat giveth ||salvation unto kings:
Who delivereth David his servant from the hurtful sword.
11 yRid me, and deliver me from the hand of strange children,
zWhose mouth speaketh vanity,
And their right hand is a right hand of falsehood:
12 That our sons may be aas plants grown up in their youth;
That our daughters may be as bcorner stones, †polished after the similitude of a palace:
13 That our garners may be full, caffording †all manner of store:
That our sheep may bring forth thousands and ten thousands in our estreets:
14 That our oxen may be †strong to labour;
That there be no fbreaking in, nor ggoing out;
That there be no hcomplaining in our streets.
15 iHappy is that people, that is in such a case:
Yea, khappy is that people, whose God is the Lord.