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Psalm 144:3–6

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3Lord, what are human beingsq that you care for them,

mere mortals that you think of them?

4They are like a breath;r

their days are like a fleeting shadow.s

5Part your heavens,t Lord, and come down;u

touch the mountains, so that they smoke.v

6Send forth lightningw and scatterx the enemy;

shoot your arrowsy and rout them.

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Cross references

  1. qHeb 2:6
  2. rSee Job 7:7; 27:3; Isa 2:22
  3. sSee 1 Ch 29:15; See Job 14:2; See Jas 4:14
  4. tPs 18:9; Isa 64:1
  5. uSee Ge 11:5; See Ps 57:3
  6. vPs 104:32
  7. wHab 3:11; Zec 9:14
  8. xSee Ps 59:11; See 68:1
  9. yPs 7:12–13; 18:14

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ESVEnglish Standard Version

O Lord, what is man that you regard him,

or the son of man that you think of him?

Man is like a breath;

his days are like a passing shadow.

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!

CSBChristian Standard Bible

Lord, what is a human that you care for him,

a son of man that you think of him?

A human is like a breath;

his days are like a passing shadow.

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.

NLTNew Living Translation

O Lord, what are human beings that you should notice them,

mere mortals that you should think about them?

For they are like a breath of air;

their days are like a passing shadow.

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!

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

O Yahweh, what is humankind that you take knowledge of him,

or the son of man that you take thought of him?

Humankind is like a breath,

his days like a passing shadow.

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.

KJV 1900King James Version

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.