Psalms 144

1. (Ps 144:1) Blessed be the LORD my strength which teacheth my hands to war, and my fingers to fight:
2. (Ps 144:2) My goodness, and my fortress; my high tower, and my deliverer; my shield, and he in whom I trust; who subdueth my people under me.
3. (Ps 144:3) LORD, what is man, that thou takest knowledge of him! or the son of man, that thou makest account of him!
4. (Ps 144:4) Man is like to vanity: his days are as a shadow that passeth away.
5. (Ps 144:5) Bow thy heavens, O LORD, and come down: touch the mountains, and they shall smoke.
6. (Ps 144:6) Cast forth lightning, and scatter them: shoot out thine arrows, and destroy them.
7. (Ps 144:7) Send thine hand from above; rid me, and deliver me out of great waters, from the hand of strange children;
8. (Ps 144:8) Whose mouth speaketh vanity, and their right hand is a right hand of falsehood.
9. (Ps 144:9) I will sing a new song unto thee, O God: upon a psaltery and an instrument of ten strings will I sing praises unto thee.
10. (Ps 144:10) It is he that giveth salvation unto kings: who delivereth David his servant from the hurtful sword.
11. (Ps 144:11) Rid me, and deliver me from the hand of strange children, whose mouth speaketh vanity, and their right hand is a right hand of falsehood:
12. (Ps 144:12) That 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:
13. (Ps 144:13) That our garners may be full, affording all manner of store: that our sheep may bring forth thousands and ten thousands in our streets:
14. (Ps 144:14) That our oxen may be strong to labour; that there be no breaking in, nor going out; that there be no complaining in our streets.
15. (Ps 144:15) Happy is that people, that is in such a case: yea, happy is that people, whose God is the LORD.