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Psalm 144:5–7

Part your heavens,t Lord, and come down;u

touch the mountains, so that they smoke.v

Send forth lightningw and scatterx the enemy;

shoot your arrowsy and rout them.

Reach down your hand from on high;z

deliver me and rescue mea

from the mighty waters,b

from the hands of foreignersc

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Psalm 144:5–7 — English Standard Version (ESV)

Bow your heavens, O Lord, and come down!

Touch the mountains so that they smoke!

Flash forth the lightning and scatter them;

send out your arrows and rout them!

Stretch out your hand from on high;

rescue me and deliver me from the many waters,

from the hand of foreigners,

Psalm 144:5–7 — King James Version (KJV 1900)

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;

Psalm 144:5–7 — New Living Translation (NLT)

Open the heavens, Lord, and come down.

Touch the mountains so they billow smoke.

Hurl your lightning bolts and scatter your enemies!

Shoot your arrows and confuse them!

Reach down from heaven and rescue me;

rescue me from deep waters,

from the power of my enemies.

Psalm 144:5–7 — The New King James Version (NKJV)

Bow down Your heavens, O Lord, and come down;

Touch the mountains, and they shall smoke.

Flash forth lightning and scatter them;

Shoot out Your arrows and destroy them.

Stretch out Your hand from above;

Rescue me and deliver me out of great waters,

From the hand of foreigners,

Psalm 144:5–7 — New Century Version (NCV)

Lord, tear open the sky and come down.

Touch the mountains so they will smoke.

Send the lightning and scatter my enemies.

Shoot your arrows and force them away.

Reach down from above.

Save me and rescue me out of this sea of enemies,

from these foreigners.

Psalm 144:5–7 — American Standard Version (ASV)

Bow thy heavens, O Jehovah, and come down:

Touch the mountains, and they shall smoke.

Cast forth lightning, and scatter them;

Send out thine arrows, and discomfit them.

Stretch forth thy hand from above;

Rescue me, and deliver me out of great waters,

Out of the hand of aliens;

Psalm 144:5–7 — 1890 Darby Bible (DARBY)

Jehovah, bow thy heavens, and come down; touch the mountains, that they smoke; Cast forth lightnings, and scatter them; send forth thine arrows, and discomfit them: Stretch out thy hands from above; rescue me, and deliver me out of great waters, from the hand of aliens,

Psalm 144:5–7 — GOD’S WORD Translation (GW)

O Lord, bend your heaven low, and come down. 

Touch the mountains, and they will smoke. 

Hurl bolts of lightning, and scatter them. 

Shoot your arrows, and throw them into confusion. 

Stretch out your hands from above. 

Snatch me, and rescue me from raging waters 

and from foreigners’ hands. 

Psalm 144:5–7 — The Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB)

Lord, part Your heavens and come down.

Touch the mountains, and they will smoke.

Flash Your lightning and scatter the foe;

shoot Your arrows and rout them.

Reach down from heaven;

rescue me from deep water, and set me free

from the grasp of foreigners

Psalm 144:5–7 — The New Revised Standard Version (NRSV)

Bow your heavens, O Lord, and come down;

touch the mountains so that they smoke.

Make the lightning flash and scatter them;

send out your arrows and rout them.

Stretch out your hand from on high;

set me free and rescue me from the mighty waters,

from the hand of aliens,

Psalm 144:5–7 — The Lexham English Bible (LEB)

O Yahweh, bow the heavens and come down;

touch the mountains so that they smoke.

Flash forth lightning and scatter them;

dispatch your arrows and rout them.

Stretch out your hands from on high;

Rescue me and deliver me from many waters,

from the hand of foreigners,

Psalm 144:5–7 — New International Reader’s Version (1998) (NIrV)

Lord, open up your heavens and come down.

Touch the mountains, and they will pour out smoke.

Send flashes of lightning and scatter my enemies.

Shoot your arrows and chase them away.

My enemies are like a mighty flood.

Reach down from heaven and save me.

Save me from strangers who attack me.

Psalm 144:5–7 — New American Standard Bible: 1995 Update (NASB95)

Bow Your heavens, O Lord, and come down;

Touch the mountains, that they may smoke.

Flash forth lightning and scatter them;

Send out Your arrows and confuse them.

Stretch forth Your hand from on high;

Rescue me and deliver me out of great waters,

Out of the hand of aliens


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