<h3>Psalm 144</h3><h3>Of David.</h3>144 <poetry>Praise be to the <smallCap>Lord</smallCap> my Rock, <indent>who trains my hands for war,</indent> <indent>my fingers for battle.</indent> </poetry> 2 <poetry>He is my loving God and my fortress, <indent>my stronghold and my deliverer,</indent> my shield, in whom I take refuge, <indent>who subdues peoples under me.</indent></poetry> 3 <poetry><smallCap>Lord</smallCap>, what are human beings that you care for them, <indent>mere mortals that you think of them?</indent> </poetry> 4 <poetry>They are like a breath; <indent>their days are like a fleeting shadow. </indent></poetry> 5 <poetry>Part your heavens, <smallCap>Lord</smallCap>, and come down; <indent>touch the mountains, so that they smoke. </indent> </poetry> 6 <poetry>Send forth lightning and scatter the enemy; <indent>shoot your arrows and rout them.</indent> </poetry> 7 <poetry>Reach down your hand from on high; <indent>deliver me and rescue me </indent> from the mighty waters, <indent>from the hands of foreigners </indent> </poetry> 8 <poetry>whose mouths are full of lies, <indent>whose right hands are deceitful. </indent></poetry> 9 <poetry>I will sing a new song to you, my God; <indent>on the ten-stringed lyre I will make music to you,</indent> </poetry> 10 <poetry>to the One who gives victory to kings, <indent>who delivers his servant David. </indent>From the deadly sword </poetry> 11 <poetry>deliver me; <indent>rescue me from the hands of foreigners </indent> whose mouths are full of lies, <indent>whose right hands are deceitful. </indent></poetry> 12 <poetry>Then our sons in their youth <indent>will be like well-nurtured plants, </indent> and our daughters will be like pillars <indent>carved to adorn a palace.</indent> </poetry> 13 <poetry>Our barns will be filled <indent>with every kind of provision.</indent> Our sheep will increase by thousands, <indent>by tens of thousands in our fields;</indent> </poetry> 14 <poetry>    our oxen will draw heavy loads. </indent> There will be no breaching of walls, <indent>no going into captivity,</indent> <indent>no cry of distress in our streets. </indent> </poetry> 15 <poetry>Blessed is the people of whom this is true; <indent>blessed is the people whose God is the <smallCap>Lord</smallCap>.</indent></poetry>

Psalm 144:1

Praise be to the <smallCap>Lord</smallCap> my Rock,<cr>1</cr> <indent>who trains my hands for war,</indent> <indent>my fingers for battle.</indent>

He is my loving God and my fortress,<cr>1</cr> <indent>my stronghold<cr>2</cr> and my deliverer,</indent> my shield,<cr>3</cr> in whom I take refuge, <indent>who subdues peoples<ft>1</ft><cr>4</cr> under me.</indent><pb/>

Psalm 144:2

<smallCap>Lord</smallCap>, what are human beings<cr>1</cr> that you care for them, <indent>mere mortals that you think of them?</indent>

Psalm 144:3

They are like a breath;<cr>1</cr> <indent>their days are like a fleeting shadow.<cr>2</cr> </indent><pb/>

Psalm 144:4

Part your heavens,<cr>1</cr> <smallCap>Lord</smallCap>, and come down;<cr>2</cr> <indent>touch the mountains, so that they smoke.<cr>3</cr> </indent>

Psalm 144:5

Send forth lightning<cr>1</cr> and scatter<cr>2</cr> the enemy; <indent>shoot your arrows<cr>3</cr> and rout them.</indent>

Psalm 144:6

Reach down your hand from on high;<cr>1</cr> <indent>deliver me and rescue me<cr>2</cr> </indent> from the mighty waters,<cr>3</cr> <indent>from the hands of foreigners<cr>4</cr> </indent>

Psalm 144:7

whose mouths are full of lies,<cr>1</cr> <indent>whose right hands<cr>2</cr> are deceitful.<cr>3</cr> </indent><pb/>

Psalm 144:8

I will sing a new song<cr>1</cr> to you, my God; <indent>on the ten-stringed lyre<cr>2</cr> I will make music to you,</indent>

Psalm 144:9

to the One who gives victory to kings,<cr>1</cr> <indent>who delivers his servant David.<cr>2</cr> </indent><pb/>From the deadly sword<cr>3</cr>

Psalm 144:10

deliver me; <indent>rescue me<cr>1</cr> from the hands of foreigners<cr>2</cr> </indent> whose mouths are full of lies,<cr>3</cr> <indent>whose right hands are deceitful.<cr>4</cr> </indent><pb/>

Psalm 144:11

Then our sons in their youth <indent>will be like well-nurtured plants,<cr>1</cr> </indent> and our daughters will be like pillars<cr>2</cr> <indent>carved to adorn a palace.</indent>

Psalm 144:12

Our barns will be filled<cr>1</cr> <indent>with every kind of provision.</indent> Our sheep will increase by thousands, <indent>by tens of thousands in our fields;</indent>

Psalm 144:13

our oxen<cr>1</cr> will draw heavy loads.<ft>1</ft></indent> There will be no breaching of walls,<cr>2</cr> <indent>no going into captivity,</indent> <indent>no cry of distress in our streets.<cr>3</cr> </indent>

Psalm 144:14

Blessed is the people<cr>1</cr> of whom this is true; <indent>blessed is the people whose God is the <smallCap>Lord</smallCap>.</indent>

Psalm 144:15

 1 Praise be to the Lord my Rock,   who trains my hands for war, my fingers for battle.  2 He is my loving God and my fortress,   my stronghold   and my deliverer, my shield,   in whom I take refuge, who subdues peoples    under me.  3 Lord, what are human beings   that you care for them, mere mortals that you think of them?  4 They are like a breath;   their days are like a fleeting shadow.    5 Part your heavens,  Lord, and come down;   touch the mountains, so that they smoke.    6 Send forth lightning   and scatter   the enemy; shoot your arrows   and rout them.  7 Reach down your hand from on high;   deliver me and rescue me   from the mighty waters,   from the hands of foreigners    8 whose mouths are full of lies,   whose right hands   are deceitful.    9 I will sing a new song   to you, my God; on the ten-stringed lyre   I will make music to you,  10 to the One who gives victory to kings,   who delivers his servant David.   From the deadly sword   11 deliver me; rescue me   from the hands of foreigners   whose mouths are full of lies,   whose right hands are deceitful.    12 Then our sons in their youth will be like well-nurtured plants,   and our daughters will be like pillars   carved to adorn a palace.  13 Our barns will be filled   with every kind of provision. Our sheep will increase by thousands, by tens of thousands in our fields;  14     our oxen   will draw heavy loads.  There will be no breaching of walls,   no going into captivity, no cry of distress in our streets.    15 Blessed is the people   of whom this is true; blessed is the people whose God is the Lord.

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