Psalm 144-150

New International Version

³ Lord, what are human beings^(F) that you care for them,
    mere mortals that you think of them?
⁴ They are like a breath;^(G)
    their days are like a fleeting shadow.^(H)

⁵ Part your heavens,^(I) Lord, and come down;^(J)
    touch the mountains, so that they smoke.^(K)
6 Send forth lightning^(L) and scatter^(M) the enemy;
    shoot your arrows^(N) and rout them.
⁷ 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)
8 whose mouths are full of lies,^(S)
    whose right hands^(T) are deceitful.^(U)

⁹ 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.

³ Great^(AQ) is the Lord and most worthy of praise;^(AR)
    his greatness no one can fathom.^(AS)
4 One generation^(AT) commends your works to another;
    they tell^(AU) of your mighty acts.^(AV)
5 They speak of the glorious splendor^(AW) of your majesty—
    and I will meditate on your wonderful works.^[d](AX)
6 They tell^(AY) of the power of your awesome works—^(AZ)
    and I will proclaim^(BA) your great deeds.^(BB)
7 They celebrate your abundant goodness^(BC)
    and joyfully sing^(BD) of your righteousness.^(BE)

⁸ The Lord is gracious and compassionate,^(BF)
    slow to anger and rich in love.^(BG)

⁹ The Lord is good^(BH) to all;
    he has compassion^(BI) on all he has made.
¹⁰ All your works praise you,^(BJ) Lord;
    your faithful people extol^(BK) you.^(BL)
11 They tell of the glory of your kingdom^(BM)
    and speak of your might,^(BN)
12 so that all people may know of your mighty acts^(BO)
    and the glorious splendor of your kingdom.^(BP)
13 Your kingdom is an everlasting kingdom,^(BQ)
    and your dominion endures through all generations.

The Lord is trustworthy^(BR) in all he promises^(BS)
    and faithful in all he does.^[e]
14 The Lord upholds^(BT) all who fall
    and lifts up all^(BU) who are bowed down.^(BV)
15 The eyes of all look to you,
    and you give them their food^(BW) at the proper time.
¹⁶ You open your hand
    and satisfy the desires^(BX) of every living thing.

¹⁷ The Lord is righteous^(BY) in all his ways
    and faithful in all he does.^(BZ)
18 The Lord is near^(CA) to all who call on him,^(CB)
    to all who call on him in truth.
¹⁹ He fulfills the desires^(CC) of those who fear him;^(CD)
    he hears their cry^(CE) and saves them.^(CF)
20 The Lord watches over^(CG) all who love him,^(CH)
    but all the wicked he will destroy.^(CI)

²¹ My mouth will speak^(CJ) in praise of the Lord.
    Let every creature^(CK) praise his holy name^(CL)
    for ever and ever.

Praise the Lord,^(CM) my soul.

² I will praise the Lord all my life;^(CN)
    I will sing praise^(CO) to my God as long as I live.^(CP)
3 Do not put your trust in princes,^(CQ)
    in human beings,^(CR) who cannot save.
⁴ When their spirit departs, they return to the ground;^(CS)
    on that very day their plans come to nothing.^(CT)
5 Blessed are those^(CU) whose help^(CV) is the God of Jacob,
    whose hope is in the Lord their God.

⁶ He is the Maker of heaven^(CW) and earth,
    the sea, and everything in them—
    he remains faithful^(CX) forever.
⁷ He upholds^(CY) the cause of the oppressed^(CZ)
    and gives food to the hungry.^(DA)
The Lord sets prisoners free,^(DB)
8     the Lord gives sight^(DC) to the blind,^(DD)
the Lord lifts up those who are bowed down,^(DE)
    the Lord loves the righteous.^(DF)
9 The Lord watches over the foreigner^(DG)
    and sustains the fatherless^(DH) and the widow,^(DI)
    but he frustrates the ways of the wicked.

¹⁰ The Lord reigns^(DJ) forever,
    your God, O Zion, for all generations.

Praise the Lord.

How good it is to sing praises to our God,
    how pleasant^(DK) and fitting to praise him!^(DL)

² The Lord builds up Jerusalem;^(DM)
    he gathers the exiles^(DN) of Israel.
³ He heals the brokenhearted^(DO)
    and binds up their wounds.^(DP)
4 He determines the number of the stars^(DQ)
    and calls them each by name.
⁵ Great is our Lord^(DR) and mighty in power;^(DS)
    his understanding has no limit.^(DT)
6 The Lord sustains the humble^(DU)
    but casts the wicked^(DV) to the ground.

⁷ Sing to the Lord^(DW) with grateful praise;^(DX)
    make music^(DY) to our God on the harp.^(DZ)

⁸ He covers the sky with clouds;^(EA)
    he supplies the earth with rain^(EB)
    and makes grass grow^(EC) on the hills.
⁹ He provides food^(ED) for the cattle
    and for the young ravens^(EE) when they call.

¹⁰ His pleasure is not in the strength^(EF) of the horse,^(EG)
    nor his delight in the legs of the warrior;
¹¹ the Lord delights^(EH) in those who fear him,^(EI)
    who put their hope^(EJ) in his unfailing love.^(EK)

¹² Extol the Lord, Jerusalem;^(EL)
    praise your God, Zion.

¹³ He strengthens the bars of your gates^(EM)
    and blesses your people^(EN) within you.
¹⁴ He grants peace^(EO) to your borders
    and satisfies you^(EP) with the finest of wheat.^(EQ)

¹⁵ He sends his command^(ER) to the earth;
    his word runs^(ES) swiftly.
¹⁶ He spreads the snow^(ET) like wool
    and scatters the frost^(EU) like ashes.
¹⁷ He hurls down his hail^(EV) like pebbles.
    Who can withstand his icy blast?
¹⁸ He sends his word^(EW) and melts them;
    he stirs up his breezes,^(EX) and the waters flow.

¹⁹ He has revealed his word^(EY) to Jacob,^(EZ)
    his laws and decrees^(FA) to Israel.
²⁰ He has done this for no other nation;^(FB)
    they do not know^(FC) his laws.^[h]

Praise the Lord.^(FD)

Praise the Lord from the heavens;^(FF)
    praise him in the heights above.
² Praise him, all his angels;^(FG)
    praise him, all his heavenly hosts.^(FH)
3 Praise him, sun^(FI) and moon;
    praise him, all you shining stars.
⁴ Praise him, you highest heavens^(FJ)
    and you waters above the skies.^(FK)

⁵ Let them praise the name^(FL) of the Lord,
    for at his command^(FM) they were created,
⁶ and he established them for ever and ever—
    he issued a decree^(FN) that will never pass away.

⁷ Praise the Lord^(FO) from the earth,
    you great sea creatures^(FP) and all ocean depths,^(FQ)
8 lightning and hail,^(FR) snow and clouds,
    stormy winds that do his bidding,^(FS)
9 you mountains and all hills,^(FT)
    fruit trees and all cedars,
¹⁰ wild animals^(FU) and all cattle,
    small creatures and flying birds,
¹¹ kings^(FV) of the earth and all nations,
    you princes and all rulers on earth,
¹² young men and women,
    old men and children.

¹³ Let them praise the name of the Lord,^(FW)
    for his name alone is exalted;
    his splendor^(FX) is above the earth and the heavens.^(FY)
14 And he has raised up for his people a horn,^[j](FZ)
    the praise^(GA) of all his faithful servants,^(GB)
    of Israel, the people close to his heart.^(GC)

Praise the Lord.

Sing to the Lord a new song,^(GE)
    his praise in the assembly^(GF) of his faithful people.

² Let Israel rejoice^(GG) in their Maker;^(GH)
    let the people of Zion be glad in their King.^(GI)
3 Let them praise his name with dancing^(GJ)
    and make music to him with timbrel and harp.^(GK)
4 For the Lord takes delight^(GL) in his people;
    he crowns the humble with victory.^(GM)
5 Let his faithful people rejoice^(GN) in this honor
    and sing for joy on their beds.^(GO)

⁶ May the praise of God be in their mouths^(GP)
    and a double-edged^(GQ) sword in their hands,^(GR)
7 to inflict vengeance^(GS) on the nations
    and punishment^(GT) on the peoples,
⁸ to bind their kings with fetters,^(GU)
    their nobles with shackles of iron,^(GV)
9 to carry out the sentence written against them—^(GW)
    this is the glory of all his faithful people.^(GX)

Praise the Lord.

Praise God in his sanctuary;^(GZ)
    praise him in his mighty heavens.^(HA)
2 Praise him for his acts of power;^(HB)
    praise him for his surpassing greatness.^(HC)
3 Praise him with the sounding of the trumpet,^(HD)
    praise him with the harp and lyre,^(HE)
4 praise him with timbrel and dancing,^(HF)
    praise him with the strings^(HG) and pipe,^(HH)
5 praise him with the clash of cymbals,^(HI)
    praise him with resounding cymbals.

⁶ Let everything^(HJ) that has breath praise the Lord.

Praise the Lord.