| New American Standard Bible 1995 | English Standard Version |
| 1A Psalm of David. Blessed be the LORD, my rock, Who trains my hands for war, And my fingers for battle; | 1Blessed be the LORD, my rock, who trains my hands for war, and my fingers for battle; |
| 2My lovingkindness and my fortress, My stronghold and my deliverer, My shield and He in whom I take refuge, Who subdues my people under me. | 2he is my steadfast love and my fortress, my stronghold and my deliverer, my shield and he in whom I take refuge, who subdues peoples under me. |
| 3O LORD, what is man, that You take knowledge of him? Or the son of man, that You think of him? | 3O LORD, what is man that you regard him, or the son of man that you think of him? |
| 4Man is like a mere breath; His days are like a passing shadow. | 4Man is like a breath; his days are like a passing shadow. |
| 5Bow Your heavens, O LORD, and come down; Touch the mountains, that they may smoke. | 5Bow your heavens, O LORD, and come down! Touch the mountains so that they smoke! |
| 6Flash forth lightning and scatter them; Send out Your arrows and confuse them. | 6Flash forth the lightning and scatter them; send out your arrows and rout them! |
| 7Stretch forth Your hand from on high; Rescue me and deliver me out of great waters, Out of the hand of aliens | 7Stretch out your hand from on high; rescue me and deliver me from the many waters, from the hand of foreigners, |
| 8Whose mouths speak deceit, And whose right hand is a right hand of falsehood. | 8whose mouths speak lies and whose right hand is a right hand of falsehood. |
| 9I will sing a new song to You, O God; Upon a harp of ten strings I will sing praises to You, | 9I will sing a new song to you, O God; upon a ten-stringed harp I will play to you, |
| 10Who gives salvation to kings, Who rescues David His servant from the evil sword. | 10who gives victory to kings, who rescues David his servant from the cruel sword. |
| 11Rescue me and deliver me out of the hand of aliens, Whose mouth speaks deceit And whose right hand is a right hand of falsehood. | 11Rescue me and deliver me from the hand of foreigners, whose mouths speak lies and whose right hand is a right hand of falsehood. |
| 12Let our sons in their youth be as grown-up plants, And our daughters as corner pillars fashioned as for a palace; | 12May our sons in their youth be like plants full grown, our daughters like corner pillars cut for the structure of a palace; |
| 13Let our garners be full, furnishing every kind of produce, And our flocks bring forth thousands and ten thousands in our fields; | 13may our granaries be full, providing all kinds of produce; may our sheep bring forth thousands and ten thousands in our fields; |
| 14Let our cattle bear Without mishap and without loss, Let there be no outcry in our streets! | 14may our cattle be heavy with young, suffering no mishap or failure in bearing; may there be no cry of distress in our streets! |
| 15How blessed are the people who are so situated; How blessed are the people whose God is the LORD! | 15Blessed are the people to whom such blessings fall! Blessed are the people whose God is the LORD! |
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