Psalm 144

Of David.

Praise be to the Lord my Rock,(A)
    who trains my hands for war,
    my fingers for battle.

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34 He trains my hands for battle;(A)
    my arms can bend a bow of bronze.
35 You make your saving help my shield,
    and your right hand sustains(B) me;
    your help has made me great.

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21 Surely God will crush the heads(A) of his enemies,
    the hairy crowns of those who go on in their sins.
22 The Lord says, “I will bring them from Bashan;
    I will bring them from the depths of the sea,(B)
23 that your feet may wade in the blood of your foes,(C)
    while the tongues of your dogs(D) have their share.”

24 Your procession, God, has come into view,
    the procession of my God and King into the sanctuary.(E)
25 In front are the singers,(F) after them the musicians;(G)
    with them are the young women playing the timbrels.(H)
26 Praise God in the great congregation;(I)
    praise the Lord in the assembly of Israel.(J)
27 There is the little tribe(K) of Benjamin,(L) leading them,
    there the great throng of Judah’s princes,
    and there the princes of Zebulun and of Naphtali.(M)

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11 Give us aid against the enemy,
    for human help is worthless.(A)
12 With God we will gain the victory,
    and he will trample down our enemies.(B)

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17 Though the fig tree does not bud
    and there are no grapes on the vines,
though the olive crop fails
    and the fields produce no food,(A)
though there are no sheep in the pen
    and no cattle in the stalls,(B)
18 yet I will rejoice in the Lord,(C)
    I will be joyful in God my Savior.(D)

19 The Sovereign Lord is my strength;(E)
    he makes my feet like the feet of a deer,
    he enables me to tread on the heights.(F)

For the director of music. On my stringed instruments.

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