Psalm 144

Psalms 144:1: Blessed be the LORD my strength, which teacheth my hands to war, and my fingers to fight: Psalms 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. Psalms 144:3: LORD, what is man, that thou takest knowledge of him! or the son of man, that thou makest account of him! Psalms 144:4: Man is like to vanity: his days are as a shadow that passeth away. Psalms 144:5: Bow thy heavens, O LORD, and come down: touch the mountains, and they shall smoke. Psalms 144:6: Cast forth lightning, and scatter them: shoot out thine arrows, and destroy them. Psalms 144:7: Send thine hand from above; rid me, and deliver me out of great waters, from the hand of strange children; Psalms 144:8: Whose mouth speaketh vanity, and their right hand is a right hand of falsehood. Psalms 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. Psalms 144:10: It is he that giveth salvation unto kings: who delivereth David his servant from the hurtful sword. Psalms 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: Psalms 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: Psalms 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: Psalms 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. Psalms 144:15: Happy is that people, that is in such a case: yea, happy is that people, whose God is the LORD.