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Psalms 144

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Psalms 144 Bible text

WEB: 1WEB

Blessed be the LORD, my rock, who trains my hands to war, and my fingers to battle—

ASV: 1ASV

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

WEB: 2WEB

my loving kindness, my fortress, my high tower, my deliverer, my shield, and he in whom I take refuge, who subdues my people under me.

ASV: 2ASV

My 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.

WEB: 3WEB

LORD, what is man, that you care for him? Or the son of man, that you think of him?

ASV: 3ASV

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

WEB: 4WEB

Man is like a breath. His days are like a shadow that passes away.

ASV: 4ASV

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

WEB: 5WEB

Part your heavens, LORD, and come down. Touch the mountains, and they will smoke.

ASV: 5ASV

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

WEB: 6WEB

Throw out lightning, and scatter them. Send out your arrows, and rout them.

ASV: 6ASV

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

WEB: 7WEB

Stretch out your hand from above, rescue me, and deliver me out of great waters, out of the hands of foreigners,

ASV: 7ASV

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

WEB: 8WEB

whose mouths speak deceit, whose right hand is a right hand of falsehood.

ASV: 8ASV

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

WEB: 9WEB

I will sing a new song to you, God. On a ten-stringed lyre, I will sing praises to you.

ASV: 9ASV

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

WEB: 10WEB

You are he who gives salvation to kings, who rescues David, his servant, from the deadly sword.

ASV: 10ASV

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

WEB: 11WEB

Rescue me, and deliver me out of the hands of foreigners, whose mouths speak deceit, whose right hand is a right hand of falsehood.

ASV: 11ASV

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

WEB: 12WEB

Then our sons will be like well-nurtured plants, our daughters like pillars carved to adorn a palace.

ASV: 12ASV

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;

WEB: 13WEB

Our barns are full, filled with all kinds of provision. Our sheep produce thousands and ten thousands in our fields.

ASV: 13ASV

When our garners are full, affording all manner of store, And our sheep bring forth thousands and ten thousands in our fields;

WEB: 14WEB

Our oxen will pull heavy loads. There is no breaking in, and no going away, and no outcry in our streets.

ASV: 14ASV

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

WEB: 15WEB

Happy are the people who are in such a situation. Happy are the people whose God is the LORD.

ASV: 15ASV

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