Psalms 144
A Psalm of David
Praise for the God who trains for battle
בָּרוּךְ יְהוָה׀ צוּרִי הַֽמְלַמֵּד יָדַי לַקְרָב אֶצְבְּעוֹתַי לַמִּלְחָמָֽה׃
Blessed be the LORD my strength, which teacheth my hands to war, and my fingers to fight:
חַסְדִּי וּמְצוּדָתִי מִשְׂגַּבִּי וּֽמְפַלְטִי לִי מָגִנִּי וּבוֹ חָסִיתִי הָרוֹדֵד עַמִּי תַחְתָּֽי׃
My goodness, and my fortress; my high tower, and my deliverer; my shield, and he in whom I trust; who subdueth my people under me.
יְֽהוָה מָה-אָדָם וַתֵּדָעֵהוּ בֶּן-אֱנוֹשׁ וַֽתְּחַשְּׁבֵֽהוּ׃
LORD, what is man, that thou takest knowledge of him! or the son of man, that thou makest account of him!
אָדָם לַהֶבֶל דָּמָה יָמָיו כְּצֵל עוֹבֵֽר׃
Man is like to vanity: his days are as a shadow that passeth away.
יְהוָה הַט-שָׁמֶיךָ וְתֵרֵד גַּע בֶּהָרִים וְֽיֶעֱשָֽׁנוּ׃
Bow thy heavens, O LORD, and come down: touch the mountains, and they shall smoke.
בְּרוֹק בָּרָק וּתְפִיצֵם שְׁלַח חִצֶּיךָ וּתְהֻמֵּֽם׃
Cast forth lightning, and scatter them: shoot out thine arrows, and destroy them.
שְׁלַח יָדֶיךָ מִמָּרוֹם פְּצֵנִי וְהַצִּילֵנִי מִמַּיִם רַבִּים מִיַּד בְּנֵי נֵכָֽר׃
Send thine hand from above; rid me, and deliver me out of great waters, from the hand of strange children;
אֲשֶׁר פִּיהֶם דִּבֶּר-שָׁוְא וִֽימִינָם יְמִין שָֽׁקֶר׃
Whose mouth speaketh vanity, and their right hand is a right hand of falsehood.
A new song and prayer for a prospering people
אֱֽלֹהִים שִׁיר חָדָשׁ אָשִׁירָה לָּךְ בְּנֵבֶל עָשׂוֹר אֲזַמְּרָה-לָּֽךְ׃
I will sing a new song unto thee, O God: upon a psaltery and an instrument of ten strings will I sing praises unto thee.
הַנּוֹתֵן תְּשׁוּעָה לַמְּלָכִים הַפּוֹצֶה אֶת-דָּוִד עַבְדּוֹ מֵחֶרֶב רָעָֽה׃
It is he that giveth salvation unto kings: who delivereth David his servant from the hurtful sword.
פְּצֵנִי וְהַצִּילֵנִי מִיַּד בְּֽנֵי-נֵכָר אֲשֶׁר פִּיהֶם דִּבֶּר-שָׁוְא וִֽימִינָם יְמִין שָֽׁקֶר׃
Rid me, and deliver me from the hand of strange children, whose mouth speaketh vanity, and their right hand is a right hand of falsehood:
אֲשֶׁר בָּנֵינוּ׀ כִּנְטִעִים מְגֻדָּלִים בִּֽנְעוּרֵיהֶם בְּנוֹתֵינוּ כְזָוִיֹּת מְחֻטָּבוֹת תַּבְנִית הֵיכָֽל׃
That our sons may be as plants grown up in their youth; that our daughters may be as corner stones, polished after the similitude of a palace:
מְזָוֵינוּ מְלֵאִים מְפִיקִים מִזַּן אֶל זַן צֹאונֵנוּ מַאֲלִיפוֹת מְרֻבָּבוֹת בְּחוּצוֹתֵֽינוּ׃
That our garners may be full, affording all manner of store: that our sheep may bring forth thousands and ten thousands in our streets:
אַלּוּפֵינוּ מְֽסֻבָּלִים אֵֽין-פֶּרֶץ וְאֵין יוֹצֵאת וְאֵין צְוָחָה בִּרְחֹבֹתֵֽינוּ׃
That our oxen may be strong to labour; that there be no breaking in, nor going out; that there be no complaining in our streets.
אַשְׁרֵי הָעָם שֶׁכָּכָה לּוֹ אַֽשְׁרֵי הָעָם שֶׁיֲהוָה אֱלֹהָֽיו׃
Happy is that people, that is in such a case: yea, happy is that people, whose God is the LORD.