Psa 144 | NASB1995 | STEP | A Psalm of David. Blessed be the Lord , my rock , Who trains my hands for war , And my fingers for battle ;

Psalms 144

Prayer for Rescue and Prosperity.

A Psalm of David.

1 Blessed be the Lord, ^amy rock,
Who ^btrains my hands for war,
And my fingers for battle;
2 My lovingkindness and ^cmy fortress,
My ^dstronghold and my deliverer,
My ^eshield and He in whom I take refuge,
Who ^fsubdues ^{▼▼ Another reading is peoples}my people under me.
3 O Lord, ^hwhat is man, that You take knowledge of him?
Or the son of man, that You think of him?
4 ⁱMan is like a mere breath;
His ^jdays are like a passing shadow.

5 ^kBow Your heavens, O Lord, and ^lcome down;
^mTouch the mountains, that they may smoke.
6 Flash forth ⁿlightning and scatter them;
Send out Your ^oarrows and confuse them.
7 Stretch forth Your hand ^pfrom on high;
Rescue me and ^qdeliver me out of great waters,
Out of the hand of ^raliens
8 Whose mouths ^sspeak deceit,
And whose ^tright hand is a right hand of falsehood.

9 I will sing a ^unew song to You, O God;
Upon a ^vharp of ten strings I will sing praises to You,
10 Who ^wgives salvation to kings,
Who ^xrescues David His servant from the evil sword.
11 Rescue me and deliver me out of the hand of ^yaliens,
Whose mouth ^zspeaks deceit
And whose ^aaright hand is a right hand of falsehood.

12 Let our sons in their youth be as ^abgrown-up plants,
And our daughters as ^accorner pillars ^{▼▼ Lit cut after the pattern of}fashioned as for a palace;
13 Let our ^aegarners be full, furnishing every kind of produce,
And our flocks bring forth thousands and ten thousands in our ^{▼▼ Lit outside}fields;
14 Let our ^agcattle ^{▼▼ Lit be laden}bear
Without ^{▼▼ Lit bursting forth
,} ^ajmishap and without ^{▼▼ Lit going out
,} ^alloss,
Let there be no ^amoutcry in our streets!
15 How blessed are the people who are so situated;
How ^anblessed are the people whose God is the Lord!