Psalm 144
144
My Rock and My Fortress
Of David.
1Blessed be the Lord, my #See Ps. 18:2, 31, 46 rock,
#
Ps. 18:34
who trains my hands for war,
and my fingers for battle;
2he is my #[Ps. 59:10, 17; Jonah 2:8] steadfast love and my #Ps. 18:2; 91:2 fortress,
my #Ps. 18:2; 59:9 stronghold and my deliverer,
my #Ps. 7:10; 18:2 shield and he in whom I take refuge,
who #Ps. 18:47subdues peoples#144:2 Many Hebrew manuscripts, Dead Sea Scroll, Jerome, Syriac, Aquila; most Hebrew manuscripts subdues my people under me.
3O Lord, #See Ps. 8:4 what is man that you #See Ps. 31:7regard him,
or the son of man that you think of him?
4 #
Ps. 39:5 Man is like a breath;
his days are like #Ps. 102:11; 109:23 a passing #Job 8:9shadow.
5 #
Ps. 18:9; [Isa. 64:1] Bow your heavens, O Lord, and come down!
# See Ps. 104:32 Touch the mountains so that they smoke!
6 # See Ps. 18:14 Flash forth the lightning and scatter them;
# See Ps. 18:14 send out your arrows and rout them!
7 #
Ps. 18:16 Stretch out your hand from on high;
#
Ps. 69:14 rescue me and deliver me from the many waters,
from the hand #Ps. 18:44, 45of foreigners,
8whose mouths speak #Ps. 12:2; 41:6 lies
and whose right hand is #[Ps. 106:26; Gen. 14:22; Deut. 32:40; Isa. 62:8]a right hand of falsehood.
9I will sing #Ps. 33:2, 3a new song to you, O God;
upon #Ps. 33:2, 3a ten-stringed harp I will play to you,
10who gives victory to kings,
who #Ps. 18:50rescues David his servant from the cruel sword.
11Rescue me and deliver me
from the hand #[See ver. 7 above] of foreigners,
whose mouths speak #[See ver. 8 above]lies
and whose right hand is a right hand of falsehood.
12May our sons in their youth
be like #[Ps. 128:3] plants full grown,
our daughters like #[Zech. 9:15]corner pillars
cut for the structure of a palace;
13 # [Joel 2:24] may our granaries be full,
# [Isa. 30:23] providing all kinds of produce;
may our sheep bring forth thousands
and ten thousands in our fields;
14may our cattle be heavy with young,
suffering no mishap or failure in bearing;#144:14 Hebrew with no breaking in or going out
may there be no #[Isa. 24:11; Jer. 14:2; 46:12]cry of distress in our streets!
15 #
Deut. 33:29 Blessed are the people to whom such blessings fall!
#
Ps. 33:12; 146:5 Blessed are the people whose God is the Lord!
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Psalms 144
144
A Prayer for Victory and Prosperity
1Of David.
I
#Composed of phrases from Ps 18:3, 35, 47–48.Blessed be the Lord, my rock,
who trains my hands for battle,
my fingers for war;
2My safeguard and my fortress,
my stronghold, my deliverer,
My shield, in whom I take refuge,
who subdues peoples under me.
II
3#Similar to Ps 8:4.Lord, what is man that you take notice of him;
the son of man, that you think of him?#Jb 7:17.
4#Composed of phrases from Ps 39:6; 102:12.Man is but a breath,
his days are like a passing shadow.#Ps 62:10; 90:9–10; Jb 7:16; Eccl 6:12; Wis 2:5.
5#Adapted in large part from Ps 18:10, 15, 17; 104:32.Lord, incline your heavens and come down;
touch the mountains and make them smoke.#Is 63:19.
6Flash forth lightning and scatter my foes;
shoot your arrows and rout them.
7Reach out your hand from on high;
deliver me from the many waters;
rescue me from the hands of foreign foes.
8Their mouths speak untruth;
their right hands are raised in lying oaths.#144:8b, 11b] Their right hands are raised in lying oaths: the psalmist’s enemies give false testimony.
9O God, a new song I will sing to you;
on a ten-stringed lyre I will play for you.#Ps 33:2–3.
10You give victory to kings;
you delivered David your servant.#Ps 18:51.
From the menacing sword 11deliver me;
rescue me from the hands of foreign foes.
Their mouths speak untruth;
their right hands are raised in lying oaths.
III
12May our sons be like plants#Ps 128:3.
well nurtured from their youth,
Our daughters, like carved columns,
shapely as those of the temple.
13May our barns be full
with every kind of store.
May our sheep increase by thousands,
by tens of thousands in our fields;
may our oxen be well fattened.
14May there be no breach in the walls,
no exile, no outcry in our streets.#Is 65:19.
15Blessed the people so fortunate;
blessed the people whose God is the Lord.#Ps 33:12.
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