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Psalm 144 :: New English Translation (NET)

Psa 144:1

Psa 144:1The LORD, my protector, deserves praise - the one who trains my hands for battle, and my fingers for war,

Psa 144:2

Psa 144:2who loves me and is my stronghold, my refuge and my deliverer, my shield and the one in whom I take shelter, who makes nations submit to me.

Psa 144:3

Psa 144:3O LORD, of what importance is the human race, that you should notice them? Of what importance is mankind, that you should be concerned about them?

Psa 144:4

Psa 144:4People are like a vapor, their days like a shadow that disappears.

Psa 144:5

Psa 144:5O LORD, make the sky sink and come down! Touch the mountains and make them smolder!

Psa 144:6

Psa 144:6Hurl lightning bolts and scatter them! Shoot your arrows and rout them!

Psa 144:7

Psa 144:7Reach down from above! Grab me and rescue me from the surging water, from the power of foreigners,

Psa 144:8

Psa 144:8who speak lies, and make false promises.

Psa 144:9

Psa 144:9O God, I will sing a new song to you! Accompanied by a ten-stringed instrument, I will sing praises to you,

Psa 144:10

Psa 144:10the one who delivers kings, and rescued David his servant from a deadly sword.

Psa 144:11

Psa 144:11Grab me and rescue me from the power of foreigners, who speak lies, and make false promises.

Psa 144:12

Psa 144:12Then our sons will be like plants, that quickly grow to full size. Our daughters will be like corner pillars, carved like those in a palace.

Psa 144:13

Psa 144:13Our storehouses will be full, providing all kinds of food. Our sheep will multiply by the thousands and fill our pastures.

Psa 144:14

Psa 144:14Our cattle will be weighted down with produce. No one will break through our walls, no one will be taken captive, and there will be no terrified cries in our city squares.

Psa 144:15

Psa 144:15How blessed are the people who experience these things! How blessed are the people whose God is the LORD!
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