Psa 144 | RLT | STEP | A Psalm of David . Blessed be Yhwh my strength , which teacheth my hands to war , and my fingers to fight :

‏ Psalms 144

PSAL. CXLIV.

A Psalm of David.

1 Blessed be Yhwh my strength, which teacheth my hands to war, and my fingers to fight: ^{▼▼ strength: Heb. rock.
,} ^{▼▼ to war…: Heb. to the war, etc.} 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. ^{▼▼ My goodness: or, My mercy.} 3 Yhwh, what is man, that thou takest knowledge of him! or the son of man, that thou makest account of him! 4 Man is like to vanity: his days are as a shadow that passeth away. 5 Bow thy heavens, O Yhwh, and come down: touch the mountains, and they shall smoke. 6 Cast forth lightning, and scatter them: shoot out thine arrows, and destroy them. 7 Send thine hand from above; rid me, and deliver me out of great waters, from the hand of strange children; ^{▼▼ hand from: Heb. hands from.} 8 Whose mouth speaketh vanity, and their right hand is a right hand of falsehood. 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 It is he that giveth salvation unto kings: who delivereth David his servant from the hurtful sword. ^{▼▼ salvation: or, victory.} 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 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: ^{▼▼ polished: Heb. cut.} 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: ^{▼▼ all…: Heb. from kind to kind.} 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. ^{▼▼ strong…: Heb. able to bear burdens, or, loaden with flesh.} 15 Happy is that people, that is in such a case: yea, happy is that people, whose God is Yhwh.