Psalm 144 :: Bible in Basic English (BBE)

Psa 144:1<A Psalm. Of David.> Praise be to the God of my strength, teaching my hands the use of the sword, and my fingers the art of fighting:

Psa 144:2He is my strength, and my Rock; my high tower, and my saviour; my keeper and my hope: he gives me authority over my people.

Psa 144:3Lord, what is man, that you keep him in mind? or the son of man that you take him into account?

Psa 144:4Man is like a breath: his life is like a shade which is quickly gone.

Psa 144:5Come down, O Lord, from your heavens: at your touch let the mountains give out smoke.

Psa 144:6With your storm-flames send them in flight: send out your arrows for their destruction.

Psa 144:7Put out your hand from on high; make me free, take me safely out of the great waters, and out of the hands of strange men;

Psa 144:8In whose mouths are false words, and whose right hand is a right hand of deceit.

Psa 144:9I will make a new song to you, O God; I will make melody to you on an instrument of ten cords.

Psa 144:10It is God who gives salvation to kings; and who kept his servant David from the wounding sword.

Psa 144:11Make me free, and take me out of the hands of strange men, in whose mouths are false words, and whose right hand is a right hand of deceit.

Psa 144:12Our sons are like tall young plants; and our daughters like the shining stones of a king's house;

Psa 144:13Our store-houses are full of all good things; and our sheep give birth to thousands and ten thousands in our fields.

Psa 144:14Our oxen are well weighted down; our cows give birth safely; there is no going out, and there is no cry of sorrow in our open places.

Psa 144:15Happy is the nation whose ways are so ordered: yes, happy is the nation whose God is the Lord.

The Bible in Basic English was translated by Professor Samuel Henry Hooke (1874-1968)
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