Psalms 144

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.

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

2Every day will I bless thee: and I will praise thy name for ever; yea, for ever and ever.

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!

3Great is the Lord, and greatly to be praised: and of his greatness there is no end.

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

4Generation and generation shall praise thy works: and they shall declare thy power.

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

5They shall speak of the magnificence of the glory of thy holiness: and shall tell thy wondrous works.

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

6And they shall speak of the might of thy terrible acts: and shall declare thy greatness.

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

7They shall publish the memory of the abundance of thy sweetness: and shall rejoice in thy justice.

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

8The Lord is gracious and merciful: patient and plenteous in mercy.

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

9The Lord is sweet to all: and his tender mercies are over all his works.

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

10Let all thy works, O Lord, praise thee: and let thy saints bless thee.

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

11They shall speak of the glory of thy kingdom: and shall tell of thy power:

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.

12To make thy might known to the sons of men: and the glory of the magnificence of thy kingdom.

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:

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.

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

14The Lord lifteth up all that fall: and setteth up all that are cast down.

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

15The eyes of all hope in thee, O Lord: and thou givest them meat in due season.

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

16Thou openest thy hand, and fillest with blessing every living creature.

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17The Lord is just in all his ways: and holy in all his works.

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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.

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20The Lord keepeth all them that love him; but all the wicked he will destroy.

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21My mouth shall speak the praise of the Lord: and let all flesh bless his holy name forever; yea, for ever and ever.

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