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 faithfulness and ^cmy fortress,
My ^dstronghold and my savior,
My ^eshield and He in whom I take refuge,
Who ^fsubdues ▼

▼Another reading is peoples

my people under me.
3 Lord, ^hwhat is man, that You look after him?
Or a son of man, that You think of him?
4 ⁱMan is like the breath;
His ^jdays are like a passing shadow.

5 ^kBend down Your heavens, 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 Reach out with Your hand ^pfrom on high;
Rescue me and ^qsave me from great waters,
From the hand of ^rforeigners
8 Whose mouth ^sspeaks deceit,
And whose ^tright hand is a right hand of falsehood.

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

12 When our sons in their youth are like ^abgrowing plants,
And our daughters like ^accorner pillars ▼

▼Lit cut after the pattern of

fashioned for a palace,
13 Our ^aegranaries are full, providing every kind of produce,
And our flocks deliver thousands and ten thousands in our ▼

▼Lit outside

fields;
14 May our ^agcattle ▼

▼Lit be laden

be bred
Without ▼

▼Lit breach

, ^ajmishap and without ▼

▼Lit going out; i.e., miscarriage

, ^alloss,
May there be no ^amoutcry in our streets!
15 Blessed are the people who are so situated;
^anBlessed are the people whose God is the Lord!