Psalm 144

My Rock and My Fortress

1. Of David. 1 Blessed be the Lord, my rock, 1 who trains my hands for war, 1 and my fingers for battle;

2. he is my steadfast love and my fortress, 2 my stronghold and my deliverer, 2 my shield and he in whom I take refuge, 2 who subdues peoples[a] under me.

3. O Lord, what is man that you regard him, 3 or the son of man that you think of him?

4. Man is like a breath; 4 his days are like a passing shadow.

5. Bow your heavens, O Lord, and come down! 5 Touch the mountains so that they smoke!

6. Flash forth the lightning and scatter them; 6 send out your arrows and rout them!

7. Stretch out your hand from on high; 7 rescue me and deliver me from the many waters, 7 from the hand of foreigners,

8. whose mouths speak lies 8 and whose right hand is a right hand of falsehood.

9. I will sing a new song to you, O God; 9 upon a ten-stringed harp I will play to you,

10. who gives victory to kings, 10 who rescues David his servant from the cruel sword.

11. Rescue me and deliver me 11 from the hand of foreigners, 11 whose mouths speak lies 11 and whose right hand is a right hand of falsehood.

12. May our sons in their youth 12 be like plants full grown, 12 our daughters like corner pillars 12 cut for the structure of a palace;

13. may our granaries be full, 13 providing all kinds of produce; 13 may our sheep bring forth thousands 13 and ten thousands in our fields;

14. may our cattle be heavy with young, 14 suffering no mishap or failure in bearing;[b] 14 may there be no cry of distress in our streets!

15. Blessed are the people to whom such blessings fall! 15 Blessed are the people whose God is the Lord!

Footnotes:
a. Psalm 144:2: Many Hebrew manuscripts, Dead Sea Scroll, Jerome, Syriac, Aquila; most Hebrew manuscripts subdues my people
b. Psalm 144:14: Hebrew with no breaking in or going out