Psalms 144 (KJV)

¹A Psalm of David. Blessed be the LORD my strength, which teacheth my hands to war, and my fingers to fight: ^{strength: Heb. rock} ^{to war: Heb. to the war, etc}

²My goodness, and my fortress; my high tower, and my deliverer; my shield, and he in whom I trust; who subdueth my people under me. ^{My goodness: or, My mercy}

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

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

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

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

⁷Send thine hand from above; rid me, and deliver me out of great waters, from the hand of strange children; ^{hand from: Heb. hands from}

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

⁹I will sing a new song unto thee, O God: upon a psaltery and an instrument of ten strings will I sing praises unto thee.

¹⁰It is he that giveth salvation unto kings: who delivereth David his servant from the hurtful sword. ^{salvation: or, victory}

¹¹Rid me, and deliver me from the hand of strange children, whose mouth speaketh vanity, and their right hand is a right hand of falsehood:

¹²That 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: ^{polished: Heb. cut}

¹³That our garners may be full, affording all manner of store : that our sheep may bring forth thousands and ten thousands in our streets: ^{all: Heb. from kind to kind}

¹⁴That our oxen may be strong to labour; that there be no breaking in, nor going out; that there be no complaining in our streets. ^{strong: Heb. able to bear burdens, or, loaden with flesh}

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