Psalms 144 — Side by side (ASV, WEB, DBY)

1 Blessed be Jehovah my rock, Who teacheth my hands to war, Andmy fingers to fight:

1Blessed be Jehovah my rock, Who teacheth my hands to war, Andmy fingers to fight:

1 Blessed be Jehovah my rock, who teacheth my hands to war, my fingers to fight;

2My lovingkindness, and my fortress, My high tower, and my deliverer; My shield, and he in whom I take refuge; Who subdueth my people under me.

2 My mercy and my fortress, my high tower and my deliverer, my shield and he in whom I trust, who subdueth my people under me!

3Jehovah, what is man, that thou takest knowledge of him? Or the son of man, that thou makest account of him?

3 Jehovah, what is man, that thou takest knowledge of him, the son of man, that thou takest thought of him?

4Man is like to vanity: His days are as a shadow that passeth away.

4 Man is like to vanity; his days are as a shadow that passeth away.

5Bow thy heavens, O Jehovah, and come down: Touch the mountains, and they shall smoke.

5 Jehovah, bow thy heavens, and come down; touch the mountains, that they smoke;

6Cast forth lightning, and scatter them; Send out thine arrows, and discomfit them.

6 Cast forth lightnings, and scatter them; send forth thine arrows, and discomfit them:

7Stretch forth thy hand from above; Rescue me, and deliver me out of great waters, Out of the hand of aliens;

7 Stretch out thy hands from above; rescue me, and deliver me out of great waters, from the hand of aliens,

8Whose mouth speaketh deceit, And whose right hand is a right hand of falsehood.

8 Whose mouth speaketh vanity, and their right hand is a right hand of falsehood.

9I will sing a new song unto thee, O God: Upon a psaltery of ten strings will I sing praises unto thee.

9 OGod, I will sing a new song unto thee; with the ten-stringed lute will I sing psalms unto thee:

10Thou art he that giveth salvation unto kings; Who rescueth David his servant from the hurtful sword.

10 Who givest salvation unto kings; who rescuest David thy servant from the hurtful sword.

11Rescue me, and deliver me out of the hand of aliens, Whose mouth speaketh deceit, And whose right hand is a right hand of falsehood.

11 Rescue me, and deliver me from the hand of aliens, whose mouth speaketh vanity, and their right hand is a right hand of falsehood.

12 When our sons shall be as plants grown up in their youth, And our daughters as corner-stones hewn after the fashion of a palace;

12When our sons shall be as plants grown up in their youth, And our daughters as corner-stones hewn after the fashion of a palace;

12 That our sons may be as plants grown up in their youth; our daughters as corner-columns, sculptured after the fashion of a palace:

13Whenour garners are full, affording all manner of store, Andour sheep bring forth thousands and ten thousands in our fields;

13 Our granaries full, affording all manner of store; our sheep bringing forth thousands, ten thousands in our pastures;

14Whenour oxen are well laden; When there isno breaking in, and no going forth, And no outcry in our streets:

14 Our kine laden [with young]; no breaking in and no going forth, and no outcry in our streets.

15Happy is the people that is in such a case; Yea, happy is the people whose God is Jehovah.

15 Blessed the people that is in such a case! Blessed the people whoseGod is Jehovah!