1May the Lord, my rock, be praised,who trains my hands for battleand my fingers for warfare.2He is my faithful love and my fortress,my stronghold and my deliverer.He is my shield, and I take refuge in Him;He subdues my people[U]144:2 Some Hb mss, DSS, Aq, Syr, Tg, Jer read subdues peoples; 2Sm 22:48; Ps 18:47 under me.3Lord, what is man, that You care for him,the son of man, that You think of him?4Man is like a breath;his days are like a passing shadow.5Lord, part Your heavens and come down.Touch the mountains, and they will smoke.6Flash Your lightning and scatter the foe;[V]144:6 Lit scatter themshoot Your arrows and rout them.7Reach down[W]144:7 Lit down Your hands from heaven;rescue me from deep water, and set me freefrom the grasp of foreigners8whose mouths speak lies,whose right hands are deceptive.9God, I will sing a new song to You;I will play on a ten-stringed harp for You—10the One who gives victory to kings,who frees His servant Davidfrom the deadly sword.11Set me free and rescue mefrom the grasp of foreignerswhose mouths speak lies,whose right hands are deceptive.12Then our sons will be like plantsnurtured in their youth,our daughters, like corner pillarsthat are carved in the palace style.13Our storehouses will be full,supplying all kinds of produce;our flocks will increase by thousandsand tens of thousands in our open fields.14Our cattle will be well fed.[X]144:14 Or will bear heavy loads, or will be pregnantThere will be no breach in the walls,no going into captivity,[Y]144:14 Or be no plague, no miscarriageand no cry of lament in our public squares.15Happy are the people with such blessings.Happy are the people whose God is Yahweh.