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Psalms 144

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¹ Blessed be the LORD my strength, which teacheth my hands to war, and my fingers to fight: [#*] [#†]

² My goodness, and my fortress; my high tower, and my deliverer; my shield, and he in whom I trust; who subdueth my people under me. [#‡]

³ LORD, what is man, that thou takest knowledge of him! or the son of man, that thou makest account of him!

⁴ Man is like to vanity: his days are as a shadow that passeth away.

⁵ Bow thy heavens, O LORD, and come down: touch the mountains, and they shall smoke.

⁶ Cast forth lightning, and scatter them: shoot out thine arrows, and destroy them.

⁷ Send thine hand from above; rid me, and deliver me out of great waters, from the hand of strange children; [#§]

⁸ Whose mouth speaketh vanity, and their right hand is a right hand of falsehood.

⁹ I will sing a new song unto thee, O God: upon a psaltery and an instrument of ten strings will I sing praises unto thee.

¹⁰ It is he that giveth salvation unto kings: who delivereth David his servant from the hurtful sword. [#**]

¹¹ Rid me, and deliver me from the hand of strange children, whose mouth speaketh vanity, and their right hand is a right hand of falsehood:

¹² That our sons may be as plants grown up in their youth; that our daughters may be as corner stones, polished after the similitude of a palace: [#††]

¹³ That our garners may be full, affording all manner of store: that our sheep may bring forth thousands and ten thousands in our streets: [#‡‡]

¹⁴ That our oxen may be strong to labour; that there be no breaking in, nor going out; that there be no complaining in our streets. [#§§]

¹⁵ Happy is that people, that is in such a case: yea, happy is that people, whose God is the LORD.

#	KJV 06
1	Blessed be the LORD my strength, which teacheth my hands to war, and my fingers to fight: [#*] [#†]
2	My goodness, and my fortress; my high tower, and my deliverer; my shield, and he in whom I trust; who subdueth my people under me. [#‡]
3	LORD, what is man, that thou takest knowledge of him! or the son of man, that thou makest account of him!
4	Man is like to vanity: his days are as a shadow that passeth away.
5	Bow thy heavens, O LORD, and come down: touch the mountains, and they shall smoke.
6	Cast forth lightning, and scatter them: shoot out thine arrows, and destroy them.
7	Send thine hand from above; rid me, and deliver me out of great waters, from the hand of strange children; [#§]
8	Whose mouth speaketh vanity, and their right hand is a right hand of falsehood.
9	I will sing a new song unto thee, O God: upon a psaltery and an instrument of ten strings will I sing praises unto thee.
10	It is he that giveth salvation unto kings: who delivereth David his servant from the hurtful sword. [#**]
11	Rid me, and deliver me from the hand of strange children, whose mouth speaketh vanity, and their right hand is a right hand of falsehood:
12	That our sons may be as plants grown up in their youth; that our daughters may be as corner stones, polished after the similitude of a palace: [#††]
13	That our garners may be full, affording all manner of store: that our sheep may bring forth thousands and ten thousands in our streets: [#‡‡]
14	That our oxen may be strong to labour; that there be no breaking in, nor going out; that there be no complaining in our streets. [#§§]
15	Happy is that people, that is in such a case: yea, happy is that people, whose God is the LORD.

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