# Psalms 144 [[Psalms 143|←]] • [[Psalms 145|→]] --- of David. ### 1 Blessed the Lord my strength, which teacheth my hands to war, my fingers to fight: ### 2 My goodness, and my fortress; my high tower, and my deliverer; my shield, and in whom I trust; who subdueth my people under me. ### 3 Lord, what man, that thou takest knowledge of him! the son of man, that thou makest account of him! ### 4 Man is like to vanity: his days as a shadow that passeth away. ### 5 Bow thy heavens, O Lord, and come down: touch the mountains, and they shall smoke. ### 6 Cast forth lightning, and scatter them: shoot out thine arrows, and destroy them. ### 7 Send thine hand from above; rid me, and deliver me out of great waters, from the hand of strange children; ### 8 Whose mouth speaketh vanity, and their right hand a right hand of falsehood. ### 9 I will sing a new song unto thee, O God: upon a psaltery an instrument of ten strings will I sing praises unto thee. ### 10 that giveth salvation unto kings: who delivereth David his servant from the hurtful sword. ### 11 Rid me, and deliver me from the hand of strange children, whose mouth speaketh vanity, and their right hand a right hand of falsehood: ### 12 That our sons as plants grown up in their youth; our daughters as corner stones, polished the similitude of a palace: ### 13 our garners full, affording all manner of store: our sheep may bring forth thousands and ten thousands in our streets: ### 14 our oxen strong to labour; no breaking in, nor going out; that no complaining in our streets. ### 15 Happy people, that is in such a case: happy people, whose God the Lord.