144:1 Of David. Praise the Lord, my Rock, who trains me for war, who trains me for battle.
144:2 He protects me like a strong, walled city, and he loves me. He is my defender and my Savior, my shield and my protection. He helps me keep my people under control.
144:3 Lord, why are people important to you? Why do you even think about human beings?
144:4 People are like a breath; their lives are like passing shadows.
144:5 Lord, tear open the sky and come down. Touch the mountains so they will smoke.
144:6 Send the lightning and scatter my enemies. Shoot your arrows and force them away.
144:7 Reach down from above. Save me and rescue me out of this sea of enemies, from these foreigners.
144:9 God, I will sing a new song to you; I will play to you on the ten-stringed harp.
144:10 You give victory to kings. You save your servant David from cruel swords.
144:11 Save me, rescue me from these foreigners. They are liars; they are dishonest.
144:12 Let our sons in their youth grow like plants. Let our daughters be like the decorated stones in the Temple.
144:13 Let our barns be filled with crops of all kinds. Let our sheep in the fields have thousands and tens of thousands of lambs.
144:14 Let our cattle be strong. Let no one break in. Let there be no war, no screams in our streets.
144:15 Happy are those who are like this; happy are the people whose God is the Lord.
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