144[A psalm of David.] Praise the Lord, who is my rock. He trains my hands for war and gives my fingers skill for battle.H1732H1288H3068H6697H3925H3027H7128H676H44212He is my loving ally and my fortress, my tower of safety, my rescuer. He is my shield, and I take refuge in him. He makes the nations submit to me.H2617H4686H4869H6403H4043H2620H7286H59713O Lord, what are human beings that you should notice them, mere mortals that you should think about them?H3068H120H3045H1121H582H28034For they are like a breath of air; their days are like a passing shadow.H120H1819H1892H3117H6738H56745Open the heavens, Lord, and come down. Touch the mountains so they billow smoke.H5186H8064H3068H3381H5060H2022H62256Hurl your lightning bolts and scatter your enemies! Shoot your arrows and confuse them!H1299H1300H6327H7971H2671H20007Reach down from heaven and rescue me; rescue me from deep waters, from the power of my enemies.H7971H3027H4791H6475H5337H7227H4325H3027H5236H11218Their mouths are full of lies; they swear to tell the truth, but they lie instead.H6310H1696H7723H3225H3225H82679I will sing a new song to you, O God! I will sing your praises with a ten-stringed harp.H7891H2319H7892H430H5035H6218H216710For you grant victory to kings! You rescued your servant David from the fatal sword.H5414H8668H4428H6475H1732H5650H7451H271911Save me! Rescue me from the power of my enemies. Their mouths are full of lies; they swear to tell the truth, but they lie instead.H6475H5337H3027H5236H1121H6310H1696H7723H3225H3225H826712May our sons flourish in their youth like well-nurtured plants. May our daughters be like graceful pillars, carved to beautify a palace.H1121H5195H1431H5271H1323H2106H2404H8403H196413May our barns be filled with crops of every kind. May the flocks in our fields multiply by the thousands, even tens of thousands,H4200H4392H6329H2177H2177H6629H503H7231H235114and may our oxen be loaded down with produce. May there be no enemy breaking through our walls, no going into captivity, no cries of alarm in our town squares.H441H5445H6556H3318H6682H733915Yes, joyful are those who live like this! Joyful indeed are those whose God is the Lord.H835H5971H3602H835H5971H430H3068