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King James Version · 1611

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Darby Bible · 1890

1Blessed be the Lord my strength, which teacheth my hands to war, and my fingers to fight:

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

2My goodness, and my fortress; my high tower, and my deliverer; my shield, and he in whom I trust; 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!

3Lord, 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 Lord, 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: shoot out thine arrows, and destroy them.

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

7Send thine hand from above; rid me, and deliver me out of great waters, from the hand of strange children;

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

8Whose mouth speaketh vanity, and their 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 and an instrument 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:

10It is he that giveth salvation unto kings: who delivereth David his servant from the hurtful sword.

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

11Rid me, and deliver me from the hand of strange children, whose mouth speaketh vanity, and their 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.

12That 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:

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:

13That our garners may be full, affording all manner of store: that our sheep may bring forth thousands and ten thousands in our streets:

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

14That our oxen may be strong to labour; that there be no breaking in, nor going out; that there be no complaining in our streets.

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

15Happy is that people, that is in such a case: yea, happy is that people, whose God is the Lord.

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