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144 Purihin ang Panginoon na aking malaking bato, na tinuturuan ang mga kamay ko na makipagdigma, at ang mga daliri ko na magsilaban:

Aking kagandahang-loob, at aking katibayan, aking matayog na moog, at aking tagapagligtas; aking kalasag, at siya na doon ako nanganganlong; na siyang nagpapasuko ng aking bayan sa akin.

Panginoon, ano ang tao, upang iyong kilalanin siya? O ang anak ng tao, upang iyong pahalagahan siya?

Ang tao ay parang walang kabuluhan: ang kaniyang mga kaarawan ay parang lilim na napaparam.

Ikiling mo ang iyong mga langit, Oh Panginoon, at bumaba ka: hipuin mo ang mga bundok, at magsisiusok.

Maghagis ka ng kidlat, at pangalatin mo sila; suguin mo ang iyong mga pana, at lituhin mo sila,

Iunat mo ang iyong kamay mula sa itaas; sagipin mo ako, at iligtas mo ako sa malaking tubig, sa kamay ng mga taga ibang lupa;

Na ang bibig ay nagsasalita ng karayaan, at ang kanilang kanang kamay ay kanang kamay ng kabulaanan.

Ako'y aawit ng bagong awit sa iyo, Oh Dios: sa salterio na may sangpung kawad ay aawit ako ng mga pagpuri sa iyo.

10 Siya ang nagbibigay ng kaligtasan sa mga hari: na siyang nagligtas kay David na kaniyang lingkod sa manunugat na tabak.

11 Sagipin mo ako, at iligtas mo ako sa kamay ng mga taga ibang lupa. Na ang bibig ay nagsasalita ng karayaan, at ang kanilang kanang kamay ay kanang kamay ng kabulaanan.

12 Pagka ang aming mga anak na lalake ay magiging parang mga pananim na lumaki sa kanilang kabataan; at ang aming mga anak na babae ay parang mga panulok na bato na inanyuan ayon sa anyo ng isang palasio.

13 Pagka ang mga kamalig namin ay puno, na may sarisaring bagay; at ang mga tupa namin ay nanganganak ng mga libo at mga sangpung libo sa aming mga parang;

14 Pagka ang mga baka namin ay napapasanang mabuti; pagka walang salot, at sakuna, at walang panaghoy sa aming mga lansangan;

15 Maginhawa ang bayan, na nasa gayong kalagayan: maginhawa ang bayan na ang Dios ay ang Panginoon.

Prayer for Rescue and Prosperity.

A Psalm of David.

144 Blessed be the Lord, (A)my rock,
Who (B)trains my hands for war,
And my fingers for battle;
My faithfulness and (C)my fortress,
My (D)stronghold and my savior,
My (E)shield and He in whom I take refuge,
Who (F)subdues [a]my people under me.
Lord, (G)what is man, that You look after him?
Or a son of man, that You think of him?
(H)Man is like the breath;
His (I)days are like a passing shadow.

(J)Bend down Your heavens, Lord, and (K)come down;
(L)Touch the mountains, that they may smoke.
Flash forth (M)lightning and scatter them;
Send out Your (N)arrows and confuse them.
Reach out with Your hand (O)from on high;
Rescue me and (P)save me from great waters,
From the hand of (Q)foreigners
Whose mouth (R)speaks deceit,
And whose (S)right hand is a right hand of falsehood.

God, I will sing a (T)new song to You;
On a (U)harp of ten strings I will sing praises to You,
10 Who (V)gives salvation to kings,
Who (W)rescues His servant David from the evil sword.
11 Rescue me and save me from the hand of (X)foreigners,
Whose mouth (Y)speaks deceit
And whose (Z)right hand is a right hand of falsehood.

12 When our sons in their youth are like (AA)growing plants,
And our daughters like (AB)corner pillars [b]fashioned for a palace,
13 Our (AC)granaries are full, providing every kind of produce,
And our flocks deliver thousands and ten thousands in our [c]fields;
14 May our (AD)cattle [d]be bred
Without [e](AE)mishap and without [f](AF)loss,
May there be no (AG)outcry in our streets!
15 Blessed are the people who are so situated;
(AH)Blessed are the people whose God is the Lord!

Footnotes

  1. Psalm 144:2 Another reading is peoples
  2. Psalm 144:12 Lit cut after the pattern of
  3. Psalm 144:13 Lit outside
  4. Psalm 144:14 Lit be laden
  5. Psalm 144:14 Lit breach
  6. Psalm 144:14 Lit going out; i.e., miscarriage

Psalm 144

A King’s Prayer

Davidic.

May the Lord, my rock, be praised,(A)
who trains my hands for battle
and my fingers for warfare.(B)
He is my faithful love and my fortress,
my stronghold and my deliverer.
He is my shield,(C) and I take refuge in Him;(D)
He subdues my people[a] under me.(E)

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

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

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)

Footnotes

  1. Psalm 144:2 Some Hb mss, DSS, Aq, Syr, Tg, Jer read subdues peoples; 2Sm 22:48; Ps 18:47
  2. Psalm 144:6 Lit scatter them
  3. Psalm 144:7 Lit down Your hands
  4. Psalm 144:14 Or will bear heavy loads, or will be pregnant
  5. Psalm 144:14 Or be no plague, no miscarriage

Psalm 144

Of David.

Praise be to the Lord my Rock,(A)
    who trains my hands for war,
    my fingers for battle.
He is my loving God and my fortress,(B)
    my stronghold(C) and my deliverer,
my shield,(D) in whom I take refuge,
    who subdues peoples[a](E) under me.

Lord, what are human beings(F) that you care for them,
    mere mortals that you think of them?
They are like a breath;(G)
    their days are like a fleeting shadow.(H)

Part your heavens,(I) Lord, and come down;(J)
    touch the mountains, so that they smoke.(K)
Send forth lightning(L) and scatter(M) the enemy;
    shoot your arrows(N) and rout them.
Reach down your hand from on high;(O)
    deliver me and rescue me(P)
from the mighty waters,(Q)
    from the hands of foreigners(R)
whose mouths are full of lies,(S)
    whose right hands(T) are deceitful.(U)

I will sing a new song(V) to you, my God;
    on the ten-stringed lyre(W) I will make music to you,
10 to the One who gives victory to kings,(X)
    who delivers his servant David.(Y)

From the deadly sword(Z) 11 deliver me;
    rescue me(AA) from the hands of foreigners(AB)
whose mouths are full of lies,(AC)
    whose right hands are deceitful.(AD)

12 Then our sons in their youth
    will be like well-nurtured plants,(AE)
and our daughters will be like pillars(AF)
    carved to adorn a palace.
13 Our barns will be filled(AG)
    with every kind of provision.
Our sheep will increase by thousands,
    by tens of thousands in our fields;
14     our oxen(AH) will draw heavy loads.[b]
There will be no breaching of walls,(AI)
    no going into captivity,
    no cry of distress in our streets.(AJ)
15 Blessed is the people(AK) of whom this is true;
    blessed is the people whose God is the Lord.

Footnotes

  1. Psalm 144:2 Many manuscripts of the Masoretic Text, Dead Sea Scrolls, Aquila, Jerome and Syriac; most manuscripts of the Masoretic Text subdues my people
  2. Psalm 144:14 Or our chieftains will be firmly established