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14     and may our cattle be well fed.[a]
May there be no breach in our walls,
    no going into exile,
    no cries of distress in our streets.
15 Blessed are the people for whom this is true;
    blessed[b] are the people whose God is the Lord.

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Footnotes

  1. Psalm 144:14 May our cattle be well fed: other possible translations are: “may our oxen be heavy with flesh,” or “may our oxen be heavy with young,” or “may our chieftains be firmly established.”
  2. Psalm 144:15 Blessed are the people who experience the Lord’s ability to save, protect, and bless. Blessed: see note on Ps 1:1.