Thematic Bible
Psalm 144:1 (show verse)
Who trains my hands for war
And my fingers for battle;
Psalm 144:2 (show verse)
My [steadfast] lovingkindness and my fortress,
My high tower and my rescuer,
My shield and He in whom I take refuge,
Who subdues my people under me.
Psalm 144:3 (show verse)
Lord, what is man that You take notice of him?
Or the son of man that You think of him?
Psalm 144:4 (show verse)
Man is like a mere breath;
His days are like a shadow that passes away.
Psalm 144:5 (show verse)
Bow Your heavens, O Lord, and come down;
Touch the mountains, and they will smoke.
Psalm 144:6 (show verse)
Flash lightning and scatter my enemies;
Send out Your arrows and confuse and embarrass and frustrate them.
Psalm 144:7 (show verse)
Stretch out Your hand from above;
Set me free and rescue me from great waters,
Out of the hands of [hostile] foreigners [who surround us]
Psalm 144:8 (show verse)
Whose mouths speak deceit [without restraint],
And whose right hand is a right hand of falsehood.
Psalm 144:9 (show verse)
I will sing a new song to You, O God;
Upon a harp of ten strings I will sing praises to You,
Psalm 144:10 (show verse)
Who gives salvation to kings,
Who sets David His servant free from the evil sword.
Psalm 144:11 (show verse)
Set me free and rescue me from the hand of [hostile] foreigners,
Whose mouth speaks deceit [without restraint],
And whose right hand is a right hand of falsehood.
Psalm 144:12 (show verse)
Let our sons in their youth be like plants full grown,
And our daughters like corner pillars fashioned for a palace;
Psalm 144:13 (show verse)
Let our barns be full, supplying every kind of produce,
And our flocks bring forth thousands and ten thousands in our fields;
Psalm 144:14 (show verse)
Let our cattle bear
Without mishap and without loss,
And let there be no outcry in our streets!
Psalm 144:15 (show verse)
How blessed and favored are the people in such circumstance;
How blessed [fortunate, prosperous, and favored] are the people whose God is the Lord!