<h3>Psalm 144</h3><h3>A psalm of David.</h3>144 <poetry>Praise the <smallCap>Lord</smallCap>, who is my rock. <indent>He trains my hands for war</indent> <indent>and gives my fingers skill for battle.</indent> </poetry> 2 <poetry>He is my loving ally and my fortress, <indent>my tower of safety, my rescuer.</indent> He is my shield, and I take refuge in him. <indent>He makes the nations submit to me.</indent></poetry> 3 <poetry>O <smallCap>Lord</smallCap>, what are human beings that you should notice them, <indent>mere mortals that you should think about them?</indent> </poetry> 4 <poetry>For they are like a breath of air; <indent>their days are like a passing shadow.</indent></poetry> 5 <poetry>Open the heavens, <smallCap>Lord</smallCap>, and come down. <indent>Touch the mountains so they billow smoke.</indent> </poetry> 6 <poetry>Hurl your lightning bolts and scatter your enemies! <indent>Shoot your arrows and confuse them!</indent> </poetry> 7 <poetry>Reach down from heaven and rescue me; <indent>rescue me from deep waters,</indent> <indent>from the power of my enemies.</indent> </poetry> 8 <poetry>Their mouths are full of lies; <indent>they swear to tell the truth, but they lie instead.</indent></poetry> 9 <poetry>I will sing a new song to you, O God! <indent>I will sing your praises with a ten-stringed harp.</indent> </poetry> 10 <poetry>For you grant victory to kings! <indent>You rescued your servant David from the fatal sword.</indent> </poetry> 11 <poetry>Save me! <indent>Rescue me from the power of my enemies.</indent> Their mouths are full of lies; <indent>they swear to tell the truth, but they lie instead.</indent></poetry> 12 <poetry>May our sons flourish in their youth <indent>like well-nurtured plants.</indent> May our daughters be like graceful pillars, <indent>carved to beautify a palace.</indent> </poetry> 13 <poetry>May our barns be filled <indent>with crops of every kind.</indent> May the flocks in our fields multiply by the thousands, <indent>even tens of thousands,</indent> </poetry> 14 <poetry>    and may our oxen be loaded down with produce.</indent> May there be no enemy breaking through our walls, <indent>no going into captivity,</indent> <indent>no cries of alarm in our town squares.</indent> </poetry> 15 <poetry>Yes, joyful are those who live like this! <indent>Joyful indeed are those whose God is the <smallCap>Lord</smallCap>.</indent></poetry>

Psalm 144:1

Praise the <smallCap>Lord</smallCap>, who is my rock. <indent>He trains my hands for war</indent> <indent>and gives my fingers skill for battle.</indent>

He is my loving ally and my fortress, <indent>my tower of safety, my rescuer.</indent> He is my shield, and I take refuge in him. <indent>He makes the nations<ft>1</ft> submit to me.</indent><pb/>

Psalm 144:2

O <smallCap>Lord</smallCap>, what are human beings that you should notice them, <indent>mere mortals that you should think about them?</indent>

Psalm 144:3

For they are like a breath of air; <indent>their days are like a passing shadow.</indent><pb/>

Psalm 144:4

Open the heavens, <smallCap>Lord</smallCap>, and come down. <indent>Touch the mountains so they billow smoke.</indent>

Psalm 144:5

Hurl your lightning bolts and scatter your enemies! <indent>Shoot your arrows and confuse them!</indent>

Psalm 144:6

Reach down from heaven and rescue me; <indent>rescue me from deep waters,</indent> <indent>from the power of my enemies.</indent>

Psalm 144:7

Their mouths are full of lies; <indent>they swear to tell the truth, but they lie instead.</indent><pb/>

Psalm 144:8

I will sing a new song to you, O God! <indent>I will sing your praises with a ten-stringed harp.</indent>

Psalm 144:9

For you grant victory to kings! <indent>You rescued your servant David from the fatal sword.</indent>

Psalm 144:10

Save me! <indent>Rescue me from the power of my enemies.</indent> Their mouths are full of lies; <indent>they swear to tell the truth, but they lie instead.</indent><pb/>

Psalm 144:11

May our sons flourish in their youth <indent>like well-nurtured plants.</indent> May our daughters be like graceful pillars, <indent>carved to beautify a palace.</indent>

Psalm 144:12

May our barns be filled <indent>with crops of every kind.</indent> May the flocks in our fields multiply by the thousands, <indent>even tens of thousands,</indent>

Psalm 144:13

and may our oxen be loaded down with produce.</indent> May there be no enemy breaking through our walls, <indent>no going into captivity,</indent> <indent>no cries of alarm in our town squares.</indent>

Psalm 144:14

Yes, joyful are those who live like this! <indent>Joyful indeed are those whose God is the <smallCap>Lord</smallCap>.</indent>

Psalm 144:15

 1 Praise the Lord, who is my rock. He trains my hands for war and gives my fingers skill for battle.  2 He is my loving ally and my fortress, my tower of safety, my rescuer. He is my shield, and I take refuge in him. He makes the nations  submit to me.  3 O Lord, what are human beings that you should notice them, mere mortals that you should think about them?  4 For they are like a breath of air; their days are like a passing shadow.  5 Open the heavens, Lord, and come down. Touch the mountains so they billow smoke.  6 Hurl your lightning bolts and scatter your enemies! Shoot your arrows and confuse them!  7 Reach down from heaven and rescue me; rescue me from deep waters, from the power of my enemies.  8 Their mouths are full of lies; they swear to tell the truth, but they lie instead.  9 I will sing a new song to you, O God! I will sing your praises with a ten-stringed harp.  10 For you grant victory to kings! You rescued your servant David from the fatal sword.  11 Save me! Rescue me from the power of my enemies. Their mouths are full of lies; they swear to tell the truth, but they lie instead.  12 May our sons flourish in their youth like well-nurtured plants. May our daughters be like graceful pillars, carved to beautify a palace.  13 May our barns be filled with crops of every kind. May the flocks in our fields multiply by the thousands, even tens of thousands,  14     and may our oxen be loaded down with produce. May there be no enemy breaking through our walls, no going into captivity, no cries of alarm in our town squares.  15 Yes, joyful are those who live like this! Joyful indeed are those whose God is the Lord.

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