Psalms 144:1-10

¹A Psalm of David. Blessed be the LORD my Rock, who traineth my hands for war, and my fingers for battle;

²My 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.

³LORD, what is man, that Thou takest knowledge of him? or the son of man, that Thou makest account of him?

⁴Man is like unto a breath; his days are as a shadow that passeth away.

⁵O LORD, bow Thy heavens, and come down; touch the mountains, that they may smoke.

⁶Cast forth lightning, and scatter them; send out Thine arrows, and discomfit them.

⁷Stretch forth Thy hands from on high; rescue me, and deliver me out of many waters, out of the hand of strangers;

⁸Whose mouth speaketh falsehood, and their right hand is a right hand of lying.

⁹O God, I will sing a new song unto Thee, upon a psaltery of ten strings will I sing praises unto Thee;

¹⁰Who givest salvation unto kings, who rescuest David Thy servant from the hurtful sword.