PSALM 144

Prayer for Rescue and Prosperity.

A Psalm of David.

     1     Blessed be the Lord, ^amy rock,

Who ^btrains my hands for war,

And my fingers for battle;

     2     My lovingkindness and ^amy fortress,

My ^bstronghold and my deliverer,

My ^cshield and He in whom I take refuge,

Who ^dsubdues ¹my people under me.

     3     O Lord, ^awhat is man, that You take knowledge of him?

Or the son of man, that You think of him?

     4     ^aMan is like a mere breath;

His ^bdays are like a passing shadow.

     5     ^aBow Your heavens, O Lord, and ^bcome down;

^cTouch the mountains, that they may smoke.

     6     Flash forth ^alightning and scatter them;

Send out Your ^barrows and confuse them.

     7     Stretch forth Your hand ^afrom on high;

Rescue me and ^bdeliver me out of great waters,

Out of the hand of ^caliens

     8     Whose mouths ^aspeak deceit,

And whose ^bright hand is a right hand of falsehood.

     9     I will sing a ^anew song to You, O God;

Upon a ^bharp of ten strings I will sing praises to You,

     10     Who ^agives salvation to kings,

Who ^brescues David His servant from the evil sword.

     11     Rescue me and deliver me out of the hand of ^aaliens,

Whose mouth ^bspeaks deceit

And whose ^cright hand is a right hand of falsehood.

     12     Let our sons in their youth be as ^agrown-up plants,

And our daughters as ^bcorner pillars ¹fashioned as for a palace;

     13     Let our ^agarners be full, furnishing every kind of produce,

And our flocks bring forth thousands and ten thousands in our ¹fields;

     14     Let our ^acattle ¹bear

Without ²^bmishap and without ³^closs,

Let there be no ^doutcry in our streets!

     15     How blessed are the people who are so situated;

How ^ablessed are the people whose God is the Lord!