Psalms 144
1Blessed be Jehovah my rock , Who teacheth my hands to war , And my fingers to fight : 2My lovingkindness , and my fortress , My high tower , and my deliverer ; My shield , and he in whom I take refuge ; Who subdueth my people under me . 3Jehovah , what is man , that thou takest knowledge of him ? Or the son of man , that thou makest account of him ? 4Man is like to vanity : His days are as a shadow that passeth away . 5Bow thy heavens , O Jehovah , and come down : Touch the mountains , and they shall smoke . 6Cast forth lightning , and scatter them ; Send out thine arrows , and discomfit them . 7Stretch forth thy hand from above ; Rescue me , and deliver me out of great waters , Out of the hand of aliens ; 8Whose mouth speaketh deceit , And whose right hand is a right hand of falsehood . 9I will sing a new song unto thee, O God: Upon a psaltery of ten strings will I sing praises unto thee. 10Thou art he that giveth salvation unto kings ; Who rescueth David his servant from the hurtful sword . 11Rescue me , and deliver me out of the hand of aliens , Whose mouth speaketh deceit , And whose right hand is a right hand of falsehood . 12When our sons shall be as plants grown up in their youth , And our daughters as corner-stones hewn after the fashion of a palace ; 13When our garners are full , affording all manner of store , And our sheep bring forth thousands and ten thousands in our fields ; 14When our oxen are well laden; When there is no breaking in , and no going forth , And no outcry in our streets : 15Happy is the people that is in such a case ; Yea , happy is the people whose God is Jehovah .