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II

[a]Lord, what is man that you take notice of him;
    the son of man, that you think of him?(A)
[b]Man is but a breath,
    his days are like a passing shadow.(B)
[c]Lord, incline your heavens and come down;
    touch the mountains and make them smoke.(C)

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Footnotes

  1. 144:3 Similar to Ps 8:4.
  2. 144:4 Composed of phrases from Ps 39:6; 102:12.
  3. 144:5–7 Adapted in large part from Ps 18:10, 15, 17; 104:32.