Thematic Bible
Psalm 144:1 (show verse)
By David. The Lord, my protector, deserves praise -- the one who trains my hands for battle, and my fingers for war,
Psalm 144:2 (show verse)
who loves me and is my stronghold, my refuge and my deliverer, my shield and the one in whom I take shelter, who makes nations submit to me.
Psalm 144:3 (show verse)
O Lord, of what importance is the human race, that you should notice them? Of what importance is mankind, that you should be concerned about them?
Psalm 144:4 (show verse)
People are like a vapor, their days like a shadow that disappears.
Psalm 144:5 (show verse)
O Lord, make the sky sink and come down! Touch the mountains and make them smolder!
Psalm 144:6 (show verse)
Hurl lightning bolts and scatter them! Shoot your arrows and rout them!
Psalm 144:7 (show verse)
Reach down from above! Grab me and rescue me from the surging water, from the power of foreigners,
Psalm 144:8 (show verse)
who speak lies, and make false promises.
Psalm 144:9 (show verse)
O God, I will sing a new song to you! Accompanied by a ten-stringed instrument, I will sing praises to you,
Psalm 144:10 (show verse)
the one who delivers kings, and rescued David his servant from a deadly sword.
Psalm 144:11 (show verse)
Grab me and rescue me from the power of foreigners, who speak lies, and make false promises.
Psalm 144:12 (show verse)
Then our sons will be like plants, that quickly grow to full size. Our daughters will be like corner pillars, carved like those in a palace.
Psalm 144:13 (show verse)
Our storehouses will be full, providing all kinds of food. Our sheep will multiply by the thousands and fill our pastures.
Psalm 144:14 (show verse)
Our cattle will be weighted down with produce. No one will break through our walls, no one will be taken captive, and there will be no terrified cries in our city squares.
Psalm 144:15 (show verse)
How blessed are the people who experience these things! How blessed are the people whose God is the Lord!