A Psalm of David. |
Psalm 144:1-15 Book# 5 of Psalms [in Smaller Chunks] |
Blessed be the Lord, my strength, [Who] teaches my hands to war & my fingers to fight. And He in Whom I trust [is:] my goodness, my fortress, my high tower, my deliverer, my shield. He, Who subdues my people under me. [Psalm 18:47 It is God, [Who] avenges me & subdues the people under me.] |
Lord, what is man, that You take knowledge of him! Or the son of man, that You [consider] Him! [Psalm 8:4-6 What is man, that You are mindful of him? And the Son of Man, that You visited Him? |
For You have made Him a little lower than the Angels & have crowned Him with glory & honor. *You made Him to have [authority] over the works of Your hands. You have put all things under His feet.] |
Man is [similar to vanity.] His days are [like] a shadow that [fades] away. Bow Your heavens [down,] O Lord & come down & touch the mountains & they shall smoke. [Exodus 19:17-19 And Moses brought the people out of the camp to meet with God. And they stood at the [lowest] part of the [mountain.] |
And Mount Sinai was [totally smoking,] because the Lord [came down] upon it in fire. An [its] smoke [went up like] the smoke of a furnace & the whole [mountain ] quaked greatly. And when the [sound] of the trumpet sounded long & grew louder & louder, Moses [spoke] & God answered him [with] a voice.] |
Cast [out] lightning & scatter them. Shoot out Your arrows & destroy them. [Psalm 18:13-14 The Lord also thundered in the heavens & the Highest gave His voice & hail stones & coals of fire. [Yes,] He sent out His arrows & scattered them. And He shot out [lightning & disoriented] them.] |
Send Your hand from above & [rescue] me & deliver me out of [large] waters & from the hand of [foreign] children [people;] whose mouth speaks [what is] vanity & their right hand is the right hand of falsehood. [Proverbs 17:18 A man [without] understanding [shakes] hands & becomes [a guarantee] in the presence of his friend.] |
O God, I will sing a new song to You, upon a [harp] & a 10 [stringed lyre,] I will sing praises to You. It is He, [Who] gives Salvation to kings & Who delivers David, His servant, from the [harmful] sword. |
[Rescue] me from the hand of [foreign] children [people,] whose mouth speaks [what is] vanity & their right hand is a right hand of falsehood: that our sons may be [like] plants, grown up [from] their youth. That our daughter may be [like] cornerstones, polished [similar to those] of a palace. |
That our [barns] may be full, [providing all types of produce. That our [sheep's] [wool] may bring forth 1,000's & 10,000's [of income] in our streets. That our oxen may be strong [for] labor. |
That there [is] no breaking in, nor going out [to war.] That [there's] no complaining in our streets. Happy [are those] people, [who are] in such a [situation.] [Yes,] happy [are those] people, whose God is the Lord. |