Psalm 144

A King’s Prayer

Davidic.

1 May the Lord, my rock, be praised, o

who trains my hands for battle

and my fingers for warfare. p

2 He is my faithful love and my fortress,

my stronghold and my deliverer.

He is my shield, q and I take refuge in Him; r

He subdues my people s under me. t

3 Lord, what is man, that You care for him,

the son of man, that You think of him? u

4 Man is like a breath;

his days are like a passing shadow. v

5 Lord, part Your heavens and come down. w

Touch the mountains, and they will smoke. x

6 Flash Your lightning and scatter the foe; y

shoot Your arrows and rout them. z

7 Reach down a from heaven; b

rescue me from deep water, and set me free

from the grasp of foreigners c

8 whose mouths speak lies,

whose right hands are deceptive. d

9 God, I will sing a new song to You;

I will play on a ten-stringed harp for You e—

10 the One who gives victory to kings,

who frees His servant David

from the deadly sword. f

11 Set me free and rescue me

from the grasp of foreigners g

whose mouths speak lies,

whose right hands are deceptive. h

12 Then our sons will be like plants

nurtured in their youth,

our daughters, like corner pillars

that are carved in the palace style. i

13 Our storehouses will be full,

supplying all kinds of produce; j

our flocks will increase by thousands

and tens of thousands in our open fields. k

14 Our cattle will be well fed. l

There will be no breach in the walls,

no going into captivity, m

and no cry of lament in our public squares. n

15 Happy are the people with such blessings.

Happy are the people whose God is * Yahweh. o