Psalm 144
New American Standard Bible
(NASB)
Prayer for Rescue and
Prosperity.
A Psalm of David.
144 Blessed be the
Lord,
my rock,
Who
trains my hands for war,
And my fingers for battle;
2 My lovingkindness and
my fortress,
My
stronghold and my deliverer,
My
shield and He in whom I take refuge,
Who
subdues
my
people under me.
3 O
Lord,
what is man, that You take knowledge of him?
Or the son of man, that You think of
him?
4 Man
is like a mere breath;
His
days are like a passing shadow.
5 Bow
Your heavens, O
Lord,
and
come down;
Touch the mountains, that they may smoke.
6 Flash forth
lightning and scatter them;
Send out Your
arrows and confuse them.
7 Stretch forth Your hand
from on high;
Rescue me and
deliver me out of great waters,
Out of the hand of
aliens
8 Whose mouths
speak deceit,
And whose
right hand is a right hand of falsehood.
9 I will sing a
new song to You, O God;
Upon a
harp of ten strings I will sing praises to You,
10 Who
gives salvation to kings,
Who
rescues David His servant from the evil sword.
11 Rescue me and deliver me out of the
hand of
aliens,
Whose mouth
speaks deceit
And whose
right hand is a right hand of falsehood.
12 Let our sons in their youth be as
grown-up plants,
And our daughters as
corner pillars
fashioned
as for a palace;
13 Let our
garners be full, furnishing every kind of produce,
And our flocks bring forth
thousands and ten thousands in our
fields;
14 Let our
cattle
bear
Without
mishap
and without
loss,
Let there be no
outcry in our streets!
15 How blessed are the people who are so
situated;
How
blessed are the people whose God is the
Lord!
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