| New King James Version | English Standard Version |
| 1[i]A Psalm[/i] 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 high tower and my deliverer, My shield and the One 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. |
| 3LORD, what is man, that You take knowledge of him? Or the son of man, that You are mindful 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 breath; His days are like a passing shadow. | 4Man is like a breath; his days are like a passing shadow. |
| 5Bow down Your heavens, O LORD, and come down; Touch the mountains, and they shall smoke. | 5Bow your heavens, O LORD, and come down! Touch the mountains so that they smoke! |
| 6Flash forth lightning and scatter them; Shoot out Your arrows and destroy them. | 6Flash forth the lightning and scatter them; send out your arrows and rout them! |
| 7Stretch out Your hand from above; Rescue me and deliver me out of great waters, From the hand of foreigners, | 7Stretch out your hand from on high; rescue me and deliver me from the many waters, from the hand of foreigners, |
| 8Whose mouth speaks lying words, 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; On 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, |
| 10The One who gives salvation to kings, Who delivers David His servant From the deadly sword. | 10who gives victory to kings, who rescues David his servant from the cruel sword. |
| 11Rescue me and deliver me from the hand of foreigners, Whose mouth speaks lying words, 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. |
| 12That our sons may be as plants grown up in their youth; That our daughters may be as pillars, Sculptured in palace style; | 12May our sons in their youth be like plants full grown, our daughters like corner pillars cut for the structure of a palace; |
| 13That our barns may be full, Supplying all kinds of produce; That our sheep may 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; |
| 14That our oxen may be well laden; That there be no breaking in or going out; That 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! |
| 15Happy are the people who are in such a state; Happy 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! |
| The Holy Bible, New King James Version, Copyright © 1982 Thomas Nelson. All rights reserved. | ESV Text Edition: 2016. The ESV® Bible (The Holy Bible, English Standard Version®) copyright © 2001 by Crossway Bibles, a publishing ministry of Good News Publishers. The ESV® text has been reproduced in cooperation with and by permission of Good News Publishers. Unauthorized reproduction of this publication is prohibited. All rights reserved. |
|
    |