144:1 Praise the Lord, my protector! He trains me for battle and prepares me for war.
144:2 He is my protector and defender, my shelter and savior, in whom I trust for safety. He subdues the nations under me.
144:3 Lord, what are mortals, that you notice them; mere mortals, that you pay attention to us?
144:4 We are like a puff of wind; our days are like a passing shadow.
144:5 O Lord, tear the sky open and come down; touch the mountains, and they will pour out smoke.
144:6 Send flashes of lightning and scatter your enemies; shoot your arrows and send them running.
144:7 Reach down from above, pull me out of the deep water, and rescue me; save me from the power of foreigners,
144:8 who never tell the truth and lie even under oath.
144:9 I will sing you a new song, O God; I will play the harp and sing to you.
144:10 You give victory to kings and rescue your servant David.
144:11 Save me from my cruel enemies; rescue me from the power of foreigners, who never tell the truth and lie even under oath.
144:12 May our sons in their youth be like plants that grow up strong. May our daughters be like stately columns which adorn the corners of a palace.
144:13 May our barns be filled with crops of every kind. May the sheep in our fields bear young by the tens of thousands.
144:14 May our cattle reproduce plentifully without miscarriage or loss. May there be no cries of distress in our streets.
144:15 Happy is the nation of whom this is true; happy are the people whose God is the Lord!
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