1 Blessed be Yahweh, my rock,

who trains my hands to war,

and my fingers to battle—

2 my loving kindness, my fortress,

my high tower, my deliverer,

my shield, and he in whom I take refuge,

who subdues my people under me.

3 Yahweh, what is man, that you care for him?

Or the son of man, that you think of him?

4 Man is like a breath.

His days are like a shadow that passes away.

5 Part your heavens, Yahweh, and come down.

Touch the mountains, and they will smoke.

6 Throw out lightning, and scatter them.

Send out your arrows, and rout them.

7 Stretch out your hand from above,

rescue me, and deliver me out of great waters,

out of the hands of foreigners,

8 whose mouths speak deceit,

whose right hand is a right hand of falsehood.

9 I will sing a new song to you, God.

On a ten-stringed lyre, I will sing praises to you.

10 You are he who gives salvation to kings,

who rescues David, his servant, from the deadly sword.

11 Rescue me, and deliver me out of the hands of foreigners,

whose mouths speak deceit,

whose right hand is a right hand of falsehood.

12 Then our sons will be like well-nurtured plants,

our daughters like pillars carved to adorn a palace.

13 Our barns are full, filled with all kinds of provision.

Our sheep produce thousands and ten thousands in our fields.

14 Our oxen will pull heavy loads.

There is no breaking in, and no going away,

and no outcry in our streets.

15 Happy are the people who are in such a situation.

Happy are the people whose God is Yahweh.

1 A [Psalm] of David. Blessed [be] the LORD my strength, who trains my hands for the battle [and] my fingers for the war:

2 My mercy and my fortress; my high tower and my deliverer; my shield and [he] in whom I trust, who subdues my people under me.

3 LORD, what [is] man that thou knowest him? [or] the son of man, that thou esteemest him?

4 Man is like unto vanity; his days [are] as a shadow that passes 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; redeem me and deliver me out of many waters, from the hand of the strange sons,

8 whose mouth speaks vanity, and their right hand [is] a right hand of falsehood.

9 I will sing a new song unto thee, O God; upon a psaltery [and] an instrument of ten strings I will sing [praises] unto thee.

10 [Thou], he who gives salvation unto kings, who redeems David his servant from the evil sword.

11 Redeem me, and save me from the hand of strange sons, whose mouth speaks vanity, and their right hand [is] a right hand of falsehood:

12 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;

13 [that] our garners [may be] full, affording all manner of store; [that] our sheep may bring forth thousands and ten thousands in our streets;

14 [that] our oxen [may be] strong to labour; [that there be] no breaking in nor going out; that [there be] no shout [of alarm] in our streets.

15 Blessed [is that] people, that is in such a case; [yea], blessed [is that] people, whose God [is] the LORD.: