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Psalms 144
BBE
Bible in Basic English · 1949
DRA
Douay-Rheims (Challoner) · 1752
1 Praise be to the God of my strength, teaching my hands the use of the sword, and my fingers the art of fighting:
1Praise, for David himself. I will extol thee, O God my king: and I will bless thy name for ever; yea, for ever and ever.
2He is my strength, and my Rock; my high tower, and my saviour; my keeper and my hope: he gives me authority over my people.
2Every day will I bless thee: and I will praise thy name for ever; yea, for ever and ever.
3Lord, what is man, that you keep him in mind? or the son of man that you take him into account?
3Great is the Lord, and greatly to be praised: and of his greatness there is no end.
4Man is like a breath: his life is like a shade which is quickly gone.
4Generation and generation shall praise thy works: and they shall declare thy power.
5Come down, O Lord, from your heavens: at your touch let the mountains give out smoke.
5They shall speak of the magnificence of the glory of thy holiness: and shall tell thy wondrous works.
6With your storm-flames send them in flight: send out your arrows for their destruction.
6And they shall speak of the might of thy terrible acts: and shall declare thy greatness.
7Put out your hand from on high; make me free, take me safely out of the great waters, and out of the hands of strange men;
7They shall publish the memory of the abundance of thy sweetness: and shall rejoice in thy justice.
8In whose mouths are false words, and whose right hand is a right hand of deceit.
8The Lord is gracious and merciful: patient and plenteous in mercy.
9I will make a new song to you, O God; I will make melody to you on an instrument of ten cords.
9The Lord is sweet to all: and his tender mercies are over all his works.
10It is God who gives salvation to kings; and who kept his servant David from the wounding sword.
10Let all thy works, O Lord, praise thee: and let thy saints bless thee.
11Make me free, and take me out of the hands of strange men, in whose mouths are false words, and whose right hand is a right hand of deceit.
11They shall speak of the glory of thy kingdom: and shall tell of thy power:
12Our sons are like tall young plants; and our daughters like the shining stones of a king's house;
12To make thy might known to the sons of men: and the glory of the magnificence of thy kingdom.
13Our store-houses are full of all good things; and our sheep give birth to thousands and ten thousands in our fields.
13Thy kingdom is a kingdom of all ages: and thy dominion endureth throughout all generations. The Lord is faithful in all his words: and holy in all his works.
14Our oxen are well weighted down; our cows give birth safely; there is no going out, and there is no cry of sorrow in our open places.
14The Lord lifteth up all that fall: and setteth up all that are cast down.
15Happy is the nation whose ways are so ordered: yes, happy is the nation whose God is the Lord.
15The eyes of all hope in thee, O Lord: and thou givest them meat in due season.
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16Thou openest thy hand, and fillest with blessing every living creature.
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18The Lord is nigh unto all them that call upon him: to all that call upon him in truth.
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19He will do the will of them that fear him: and he will hear their prayer, and save them.