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144:1  A Psalm of David. Blessed be the Lord, my rock, who trains my hands for war, and my fingers for battle;
144:2  my rock and my fortress, my stronghold and my deliverer, my shield and he in whom I take refuge, who subdues the peoples under him.
144:3  O Lord, what is man that thou dost regard him, or the son of man that thou dost think of him?
144:4  Man is like a breath, his days are like a passing shadow.
144:5  Bow thy heavens, O Lord, and come down! Touch the mountains that they smoke!
144:6  Flash forth the lightning and scatter them, send out thy arrows and rout them!
144:7  Stretch forth thy hand from on high, rescue me and deliver me from the many waters, from the hand of aliens,
144:8  whose mouths speak lies, and whose right hand is a right hand of falsehood.
144:9  I will sing a new song to thee, O God; upon a ten-stringed harp I will play to thee,
144:10  who givest victory to kings, who rescuest David thy servant.
144:11  Rescue me from the cruel sword, and deliver me from the hand of aliens, whose mouths speak lies, and whose right hand is a right hand of falsehood.
144:12  May our sons in their youth be like plants full grown, our daughters like corner pillars cut for the structure of a palace;
144:13  may our garners be full, providing all manner of store; may our sheep bring forth thousands and ten thousands in our fields;
144:14  may our cattle be heavy with young, suffering no mischance or failure in bearing; may there be no cry of distress in our streets!
144:15  Happy the people to whom such blessings fall! Happy the people whose God is the Lord!