A King’s Prayer
1 Davidic.
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He is my faithful love and my fortress,
my stronghold and my deliverer.
He is my shield,(C) and I take refuge in Him;(D)
He subdues my people(a) under me.(E)
my stronghold and my deliverer.
He is my shield,(C) and I take refuge in Him;(D)
He subdues my people(a) under me.(E)
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Set me free and rescue me
from the grasp of foreigners(P)
whose mouths speak lies,
whose right hands are deceptive.(Q)
from the grasp of foreigners(P)
whose mouths speak lies,
whose right hands are deceptive.(Q)
Footnotes:
b.
Psalm 144:6: Lit scatter them
c.
Psalm 144:7: Lit down Your hands
d.
Psalm 144:14: Or will bear heavy loads, or will be pregnant
e.
Psalm 144:14: Or be no plague, no miscarriage