Psalm 144-145

Holman Christian Standard Bible

³ Lord, what is man, that You care for him,
the son of man, that You think of him?^(F)
4 Man is like a breath;
his days are like a passing shadow.^(G)

⁵ Lord, part Your heavens and come down.^(H)
Touch the mountains, and they will smoke.^(I)
6 Flash Your lightning and scatter the foe;^[b]
shoot Your arrows and rout them.^(J)
7 Reach down^[c] from heaven;^(K)
rescue me from deep water, and set me free
from the grasp of foreigners^(L)
8 whose mouths speak lies,
whose right hands are deceptive.^(M)

⁹ God, I will sing a new song to You;
I will play on a ten-stringed harp for You^(N)—
¹⁰ the One who gives victory to kings,
who frees His servant David
from the deadly sword.^(O)
11 Set me free and rescue me
from the grasp of foreigners^(P)
whose mouths speak lies,
whose right hands are deceptive.^(Q)

¹² Then our sons will be like plants
nurtured in their youth,
our daughters, like corner pillars
that are carved in the palace style.^(R)
13 Our storehouses will be full,
supplying all kinds of produce;^(S)
our flocks will increase by thousands
and tens of thousands in our open fields.^(T)
14 Our cattle will be well fed.^[d]
There will be no breach in the walls,
no going into captivity,^[e]
and no cry of lament in our public squares.^(U)
15 Happy are the people with such blessings.
Happy are the people whose God is Yahweh.^(V)

³ Yahweh is great and is highly praised;^(Y)
His greatness is unsearchable.^(Z)
4 One generation will declare Your works to the next
and will proclaim Your mighty acts.^(AA)
5 I^[g] will speak of Your splendor and glorious majesty
and^[h] Your wonderful works.^(AB)
6 They will proclaim the power of Your awe-inspiring acts,
and I will declare Your greatness.^[i](AC)
7 They will give a testimony of Your great goodness
and will joyfully sing of Your righteousness.^(AD)

⁸ The Lord is gracious and compassionate,
slow to anger and great in faithful love.^(AE)
9 The Lord is good to everyone;^(AF)
His compassion rests on all He has made.^(AG)
10 All You have made will thank You, Lord;
the^[j] godly will praise You.^(AH)
11 They will speak of the glory of Your kingdom
and will declare Your might,^(AI)
12 informing all people of Your mighty acts
and of the glorious splendor of Your^[k] kingdom.^(AJ)
13 Your kingdom is an everlasting kingdom;
Your rule is for all generations.^(AK)
The Lord is faithful in all His words
and gracious in all His actions.^[l](AL)

¹⁴ The Lord helps all who fall;
He raises up all who are oppressed.^[m](AM)
15 All eyes look to You,
and You give them their food at the proper time.^(AN)
16 You open Your hand
and satisfy the desire of every living thing.^(AO)

¹⁷ The Lord is righteous in all His ways
and gracious in all His acts.^(AP)
18 The Lord is near all who call out to Him,
all who call out to Him with integrity.^(AQ)
19 He fulfills the desires of those who fear Him;
He hears their cry for help and saves them.^(AR)
20 The Lord guards all those who love Him,
but He destroys all the wicked.^(AS)
21 My mouth will declare Yahweh’s praise;
let every living thing
praise His holy name forever and ever.^(AT)