(KJV) Psalm 144¹

⥃Blessed Be the LORD, My Rock

[A Psalm] of David.

[1] Blessed [be] the Lord my strength², which teacheth³ my hands to war⁴, [and] my fingers to fight: [2] My goodness⁵, and my fortress⁶; my high tower, and my deliverer; my shield, and [he] in whom I trust; who subdueth⁷ my people under me. [3] Lord, what [is] man⁸, that thou takest knowledge of him! [or] the son⁹ of man, that thou makest account of him! [4] Man¹⁰ is like to vanity: his days¹¹ [are] as a shadow that passeth away. [5] Bow¹² thy heavens, O Lord, and come down: touch¹³ the mountains, and they shall smoke. [6] Cast forth¹⁴ lightning, and scatter them: shoot out¹⁵ thine arrows, and destroy them. [7] Send¹⁶ thine hand¹⁷ from above; rid me, and deliver me¹⁸ out of great waters, from the hand¹⁹ of strange children; [8] Whose mouth²⁰ speaketh vanity, and their right hand²¹ [is] a right hand of falsehood. [9] I will sing a new²² song unto thee, O God: upon²³ a psaltery [and] an instrument of ten strings will I sing praises unto thee. [10] [It is he] that giveth²⁴ salvation²⁵ unto kings: who delivereth²⁶ David his servant from the hurtful sword. [11] Rid me, and deliver me²⁷ from the hand of strange children, whose mouth speaketh vanity, and their right hand [is] a right hand of falsehood: [12] That our sons [may be] as plants²⁸ grown up in their youth; [that] our daughters [may be] as corner stones²⁹, polished³⁰ [after] the similitude³¹ of a palace: [13] [That] our garners³² [may be] full, affording all manner of store³³: [that] our sheep³⁴ may bring forth thousands and ten thousands in our streets: [14] [That] our oxen [may be] strong to labour³⁵; [that there be] no breaking in³⁶, nor going out; that [there be] no complaining in our streets. [15] Happy³⁷ [is that] people, that is in such a case: [yea], happy [is that] people, whose God [is] the Lord.