Thematic Bible

Psalm 144:1

Davidic.May the Lord, my rock, be praised,
who trains my hands for battle
and my fingers for warfare.

Psalm 144:2

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.

Psalm 144:3

Lord, what is man, that You care for him,
the son of man, that You think of him?

Psalm 144:4

Man is like a breath;
his days are like a passing shadow.

Psalm 144:5

Lord, part Your heavens and come down.
Touch the mountains, and they will smoke.

Psalm 144:6

Flash Your lightning and scatter the foe;
shoot Your arrows and rout them.

Psalm 144:7

Reach down from heaven;
rescue me from deep water, and set me free
from the grasp of foreigners

Psalm 144:8

whose mouths speak lies,
whose right hands are deceptive.

Psalm 144:9

God, I will sing a new song to You;
I will play on a ten-stringed harp for You

Psalm 144:10

the One who gives victory to kings,
who frees His servant David
from the deadly sword.

Psalm 144:11

Set me free and rescue me
from the grasp of foreigners
whose mouths speak lies,
whose right hands are deceptive.

Psalm 144:12

Then our sons will be like plants
nurtured in their youth,
our daughters, like corner pillars
that are carved in the palace style.

Psalm 144:13

Our storehouses will be full,
supplying all kinds of produce;
our flocks will increase by thousands
and tens of thousands in our open fields.

Psalm 144:14

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.

Psalm 144:15

Happy are the people with such blessings.
Happy are the people whose God is Yahweh.