PSALM 144

144:1 A Psalm of David. Blessed be the Lord my Rock, who traineth my hands for war, and my fingers for battle; 144:2 My lovingkindness, and my fortress, my high tower, and my deliverer; my shield, and He in whom I take refuge; who subdueth my people under me. 144:3 the Lord, what is man, that Thou takest knowledge of him? or the son of man, that Thou makest account of him? 144:4 Man is like unto a breath; his days are as a shadow that passeth away. 144:5 O the Lord, bow Thy heavens, and come down; touch the mountains, that they may smoke. 144:6 Cast forth lightning, and scatter them; send out Thine arrows, and discomfit them. 144:7 Stretch forth Thy hands from on high; rescue me, and deliver me out of many waters, out of the hand of strangers; 144:8 Whose mouth speaketh falsehood, and their right hand is a right hand of lying. 144:9 O God, I will sing a new song unto Thee, upon a psaltery of ten strings will I sing praises unto Thee; 144:10 Who givest salvation unto kings, who rescuest David Thy servant from the hurtful sword. 144:11 Rescue me, and deliver me out of the hand of strangers, whose mouth speaketh falsehood, and their right hand is a right hand of lying. 144:12 We whose sons are as plants grown up in their youth; whose daughters are as corner-pillars carved after the fashion of a palace; 144:13 Whose garners are full, affording all manner of store; whose sheep increase by thousands and ten thousands in our fields; 144:14 Whose oxen are well laden; with no breach, and no going forth, and no outcry in our broad places; 144:15 Happy is the people that is in such a case. Yea, happy is the people whose

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Hebrew Transliteration 144:1 ledhvidh brukh Adonay tsuriy hamlammdh ydhaylaqrbh 'etsbe`othay lammilchmh 144:2 chasdiy umetsudhthiy misgabbiyumephalthiy liy mghinniy ubho chsiythiy hrodhdh `ammiy thachty 144:3 Adonay mh-'dhm vattdh`hu ben-'enosh vattechashebhhu 144:4 'dhm lahebhel dmh ymyv ketsl `obhr 144:5 Adonay hath-.shmeykha vethrdh ga` behriym veye`eshnu 144:6 beroq brq uthephiytsmshelach chitseykha uthehummm 144:7 shelach ydheykha mimmrom petsniyvehatsiylniy mimmayim rabbiym miyyadh beny nkhr 144:8 'asherpiyhem dibber-shve' viymiynm yemiyn shqer 144:9 'elohiym shiyrchdhsh 'shiyrh lkh benbhel `sor 'azammerh-lkh 144:10 hannothnteshu`h lammelkhiym happotseh 'eth-dvidh `abhdo mcherebh r`h 144:11 petsniy vehatsiylniy miyyadh beny-nkhr 'asher piyhem dibbershve' viymiynm yemiyn shqer 144:12 'asher bnynu kinthi`iymmeghuddliym bin`uryhem benothynu khezviyyoth mechuthbhothtabhniyth hykhl 144:13 mezvynu mel'iym mephiyqiym mizzan 'el-zantso'vnnu ma'aliyphoth merubbbhoth bechutsothynu 144:14 'alluphynumesubbliym 'yn-perets ve'yn yots'th ve'yn tsevchhbirchobhothynu 144:15 'ashry h`m shekkkhh lo 'ashry h`m sheyhvh'elohyv