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144:1  [By David.] Thank the LORD, my rock, who trained my hands to fight and my fingers to do battle,
144:2  my merciful one, my fortress, my stronghold, and my savior, my shield, the one in whom I take refuge, and the one who brings people under my authority.
144:3  O LORD, what are humans that you should care about them? What are mere mortals that you should think about them?
144:4  Humans are like a breath of air. Their life span is like a fleeting shadow.
144:5  O LORD, bend your heaven low, and come down. Touch the mountains, and they will smoke.
144:6  Hurl bolts of lightning, and scatter them. Shoot your arrows, and throw them into confusion.
144:7  Stretch out your hands from above. Snatch me, and rescue me from raging waters and from foreigners' hands.
144:8  Their mouths speak lies. Their right hands take false pledges.
144:9  O God, I will sing a new song to you. I will sing a psalm to you on a ten-stringed harp.
144:10  You are the one who gives victory to kings. You are the one who snatches your servant David away from a deadly sword.
144:11  Snatch me, and rescue me from foreigners' hands. Their mouths speak lies. Their right hands take false pledges.
144:12  May our sons be like full-grown, young plants. May our daughters be like stately columns that adorn the corners of a palace.
144:13  May our barns be filled with all kinds of crops. May our sheep give birth to thousands of lambs, tens of thousands in our fields.
144:14  May our cattle have many calves. May no one break in, and may no one be dragged out. May there be no cries of distress in our streets.
144:15  Blessed are the people who have these blessings! Blessed are the people whose God is the LORD!