Psalm 144:1-Psalm 145:1 - A King's Prayer

¹ Davidic.May the Lord, my rock, be praised,
who trains my hands for battle
and my fingers for warfare.
² He is my faithful love and my fortress,
my stronghold and my deliverer.
He is my shield, and I take refuge in Him;
He subdues my people under me.

³ Lord, what is man, that You care for him,
the son of man, that You think of him?
⁴ Man is like a breath;
his days are like a passing shadow.

⁵ Lord, part Your heavens and come down.
Touch the mountains, and they will smoke.
⁶ Flash Your lightning and scatter the foe;
shoot Your arrows and rout them.
⁷ Reach down from heaven;
rescue me from deep water, and set me free
from the grasp of foreigners
⁸ whose mouths speak lies,
whose right hands are deceptive.

⁹ God, I will sing a new song to You;
I will play on a ten-stringed harp for You—
¹⁰ the One who gives victory to kings,
who frees His servant David
from the deadly sword.
¹¹ Set me free and rescue me
from the grasp of foreigners
whose mouths speak lies,
whose right hands are deceptive.

¹² Then our sons will be like plants
nurtured in their youth,
our daughters, like corner pillars
that are carved in the palace style.
¹³ Our storehouses will be full,
supplying all kinds of produce;
our flocks will increase by thousands
and tens of thousands in our open fields.
¹⁴ Our cattle will be well fed.
There will be no breach in the walls,
no going into captivity,
and no cry of lament in our public squares.
¹⁵ Happy are the people with such blessings.
Happy are the people whose God is Yahweh.

¹ A Davidic hymn.I exalt You, my God the King,
and praise Your name forever and ever.