144Psalms 144

PSAL. CXLIIII. / 1 Dauid blesseth God for his mercie both to him and to man. 5 Hee prayeth that God would powerfully deliuer him from his enemies. 9 He promiseth to praise God. 11 Hee prayeth for the

1Blessed be the Lord my strength, which teacheth my hands to warre, and my fingers to fight.Select Psalms 144:1

2My goodnes and my fortresse, my high tower and my deliuerer, my shield, and he in whome I trust: who subdueth my people vnder me.Select Psalms 144:2

3Lord, what is man, that thou takest knowledge of him? or the sonne of man, that thou makest account of him?Select Psalms 144:3

4Man is like to vanity: his dayes are as a shadow that passeth away.Select Psalms 144:4

5Bow thy heauens, O Lord, and come downe: touch the mountaines, and they shall smoke.Select Psalms 144:5

6Cast forth lightning, and scatter them: shoote out thine arrowes, and destroy them.Select Psalms 144:6

7Send thine hand from aboue, rid me, and deliuer me out of great waters: from the hand of strange children,Select Psalms 144:7

8Whose mouth speaketh vanitie: and their right hand is a right hand of falshood.Select Psalms 144:8

9I will sing a new song vnto thee, O God: vpon a psalterie, and an instrument of ten strings will I sing praises vnto thee.Select Psalms 144:9

10It is he that giueth saluation vnto kings: who deliuereth Dauid his seruant from the hurtfull sword.Select Psalms 144:10

11Rid me, and deliuer me from the hand of strange children, whose mouth speaketh vanitie: and their right hand is a right hand of falshood.Select Psalms 144:11

12That our sonnes may be as plants growen vp in their youth; that our daughters may be as corner stones, polished after the similitude of a palace:Select Psalms 144:12

13That our garners may bee full, affoording all maner of store; that our sheepe may bring forth thousands, and tenne thousands in our streetes.Select Psalms 144:13

14That our oxen may be strong to labour, that there be no breaking in, nor going out; that there be no complaining in our streetes.Select Psalms 144:14

15Happy is that people that is in such a case: yea, happy is that people, whose God is the Lord.Select Psalms 144:15