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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 battle and my fingers for warfare, |
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 gracious love and my fortress, my strong tower and my deliverer, my shield and the one in whom I find 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? | 3LORD, what are human beings, that you should care about them, or mortal man, that you should think about him? |
4Man is like a breath; His days are like a passing shadow. | 4The human person is a mere empty breath; his days are like a fading shadow. |
5Bow down Your heavens, O LORD, and come down; Touch the mountains, and they shall smoke. | 5Bow your heavens, LORD, and descend; touch the mountains, and they will smolder. |
6Flash forth lightning and scatter them; Shoot out Your arrows and destroy them. | 6Send forth lightning and scatter the enemy, shoot your arrows and confuse them. |
7Stretch out Your hand from above; Rescue me and deliver me out of great waters, From the hand of foreigners, | 7Reach down your hand from your high place; rescue me and deliver me from mighty waters, from the control of foreigners. |
8Whose mouth speaks lying words, And whose right hand is a right hand of falsehood. | 8Their mouths speak lies, and their right hand deceives, |
9I will sing a new song to You, O God; On a harp of ten strings I will sing praises to You, | 9God, I will sing a new song to you. On a harp of ten strings I will play to you— |
10The One who gives salvation to kings, Who delivers David His servant From the deadly sword. | 10to you who gives victory to kings, rescuing his servant David from cruel swords. |
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 control of foreigners, whose mouths speak lies, and whose right hand deceives. |
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 full-grown plants, and our daughters like pillars destined to decorate 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 filled, storing produce in abundance; may our sheep bring forth thousands, even tens of 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 grow heavy with young, with no damage or loss. May there be no cry of anguish in our streets! |
15Happy are the people who are in such a state; Happy are the people whose God is the LORD! | 15Happy are the people to whom these things come; happy are the people whose God is the LORD. |
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