1 A Psalm of
David.
Blessed be the
LORD my
strength, which
teacheth my
hands to
war, and my
fingers to
fight:
2 My
goodness, and my
fortress; my high
tower, and my
deliverer; my
shield, and he in whom I
trust; who
subdueth my
people under me.
3 LORD, what is
man, that thou takest
knowledge of him! or the
son of
man, that thou makest
account of him!
4 Man is
like to
vanity: his
days are as a
shadow that passeth
away.
5 Bow thy
heavens, O
LORD, and come
down:
touch the
mountains, and they shall
smoke.
6 Cast
forth lightning, and
scatter them: shoot
out thine
arrows, and
destroy them.
7 Send thine
hand from
above;
rid me, and
deliver me out of
great waters, from the
hand of
strange children;
8 Whose
mouth speaketh vanity, and their right
hand is a right
hand of
falsehood.
9 I will
sing a
new song unto thee, O
God: upon a
psaltery and an instrument of ten
strings will I sing
praises unto thee.
10 It is he that
giveth salvation unto
kings: who
delivereth David his
servant from the
hurtful sword.
11 Rid me, and
deliver me 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
plants grown
up in their
youth; that our
daughters may be as corner
stones,
polished after the
similitude of a
palace:
13 That our
garners may be
full,
affording all manner of
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: that our
sheep may bring forth
thousands and ten
thousands in our
streets:
14 That our
oxen may be strong to
labour; that there be no breaking
in, nor going
out; that there be no
complaining in our
streets.
15 Happy is that
people, that is in such a
case: yea,
happy is that
people, whose
God is the
LORD.