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Psalm 144

A Prayer for the Nation

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By David.

Praise

Blessed be the Lord my Rock,
who trains my hands for battle,
my fingers for war.
He shows me mercy.
He is my stronghold, my high fortress.
He is my deliverer and my shield,
so I take refuge in him.
He subdues peoples[a] under me.

Need

Lord, what is man that you notice him,
the son of man that you consider him?

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Footnotes

  1. Psalm 144:2 Hebrew variant. The main Hebrew reading is my people.

Psalm 144

Of David.

Praise be to the Lord my Rock,(A)
    who trains my hands for war,
    my fingers for battle.
He is my loving God and my fortress,(B)
    my stronghold(C) and my deliverer,
my shield,(D) in whom I take refuge,
    who subdues peoples[a](E) under me.

Lord, what are human beings(F) that you care for them,
    mere mortals that you think of them?

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Footnotes

  1. Psalm 144:2 Many manuscripts of the Masoretic Text, Dead Sea Scrolls, Aquila, Jerome and Syriac; most manuscripts of the Masoretic Text subdues my people