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Psalms 144 (GN)

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¹ Praise the LORD, my protector! He trains me for battle and prepares me for war. ² He is my protector and defender, my shelter and savior, in whom I trust for safety. He subdues the nations under me. ³ LORD, what are mortals, that you notice them; mere mortals, that you pay attention to us? ⁴ We are like a puff of wind; our days are like a passing shadow. ⁵ O LORD, tear the sky open and come down; touch the mountains, and they will pour out smoke. ⁶ Send flashes of lightning and scatter your enemies; shoot your arrows and send them running. ⁷ Reach down from above, pull me out of the deep water, and rescue me; save me from the power of foreigners, ⁸ who never tell the truth and lie even under oath. ⁹ I will sing you a new song, O God; I will play the harp and sing to you. ¹⁰ You give victory to kings and rescue your servant David. ¹¹ Save me from my cruel enemies; rescue me from the power of foreigners, who never tell the truth and lie even under oath. ¹² May our sons in their youth be like plants that grow up strong. May our daughters be like stately columns which adorn the corners of a palace. ¹³ May our barns be filled with crops of every kind. May the sheep in our fields bear young by the tens of thousands. ¹⁴ May our cattle reproduce plentifully without miscarriage or loss. May there be no cries of distress in our streets. ¹⁵ Happy is the nation of whom this is true; happy are the people whose God is the LORD!