A Psalm off
David.
1 Blessed be theLordmy rock, which teacheth my hands to war,andmy fingers to fight:
2 My lovingkindness, and my fortress, my high tower, and my deliverer; my shield, and he in whom I trust; who subdueth my people under me.
3 Lord, what is man, that thou takest knowledge of him? or the son of man, that thou makest account of him?
4 Man is like to vanity: his days are as a shadow that passeth away.
5 Bow thy heavens, OLord, and come down: touch the mountains, and they shall smoke.
6 Cast forth lightning, and scatter them; send out thine arrows, and discomfit them.
7 Stretch forth thine hand from above; rescue me, and deliver me out of great waters, out of the hand of strangers;
8 Whose mouth speaketh vanity, and their right hand is a right hand of falsehood.
9 I will sing a new song unto thee, O God: upon a psaltery of ten strings will I sing praises unto thee.
10 It is he that giveth salvation unto kings: who rescueth David his servant from the hurtful sword.
11 Rescue me, and deliver me out of the hand of strangers, whose mouth speaketh vanity, and their right hand is a right hand of falsehood.
12 When our sons shall be as plants grown up in their youth; and our daughters as corner stones hewn after the fashion of a palace;
13 Whenour garners are full, affording all manner of store;andour sheep bring forth thousands and ten thousands in our fields;
14 Whenour oxen are well laden;when there isno breaking in, and no going forth, and no outcry in our streets;
15 Happy is the people, that is in such a case:yea, happy is the people, whose God is theLord.