Psalm 144

International Children’s Bible

³ Lord, why is man important to you?
    Why do you even think about a human being?
⁴ A man is like a breath.
    His life is like a passing shadow.

⁵ Lord, tear open the sky and come down.
    Touch the mountains so they will smoke.
⁶ Send the lightning and scatter my enemies.
    Shoot your arrows and force them away.
⁷ Reach down from above.
    Pull me out of this sea of enemies.
    Rescue me from these foreigners.
⁸ They are liars.
    They are dishonest.

⁹ God, I will sing a new song to you.
    I will play to you on the ten-stringed harp.
¹⁰ You give victory to kings.
    You save your servant David from cruel swords.
¹¹ Save me, rescue me from these foreigners.
    They are liars.
    They are dishonest.

¹² Let our sons in their youth
    grow like strong trees.
Let our daughters be
    like the decorated stones in the Temple.
¹³ Let our barns be filled
    with crops of all kinds.
Let our sheep in the fields have
    thousands and thousands of lambs.
¹⁴     Let our cattle be strong.
Let no one break in.
    Let there be no war.
    Let there be no screams in our streets.

¹⁵ Happy are those who are like this.
    Happy are the people whose God is the Lord.