1 B lessed be the Lord, my Rock and my keen and firm Strength, Who teaches my hands to war and my fingers to fight—

¶ Blessed be the LORD my strength, who trains my hands for the battle and my fingers for the war:

2 M y Steadfast Love and my Fortress, my High Tower and my Deliverer, my Shield and He in Whom I trust and take refuge, Who subdues my people under me.

My mercy and my fortress; my high tower and my deliverer; my shield and he in whom I trust, who subdues my people under me.

3 L ord, what is man that You take notice of him? Or son of man that You take account of him?

LORD, what is man that thou knowest him? or the son of man, that thou esteemeth him?

4 M an is like vanity and a breath; his days are as a shadow that passes away.

Man is like unto vanity; his days are as a shadow that passes away.

5 B ow Your heavens, O Lord, and come down; touch the mountains, and they shall smoke.

Bow thy heavens, O LORD, and come down; touch the mountains, and they shall smoke.

6 C ast forth lightning and scatter; send out Your arrows and embarrass and frustrate them.

Cast forth lightning and scatter them; shoot out thine arrows and destroy them.

7 S tretch forth Your hand from above; rescue me and deliver me out of great waters, from the hands of hostile aliens (tribes around us)

Send thine hand from above; redeem me and deliver me out of many waters, from the hand of the strange sons,

8 W hose mouths speak deceit and whose right hands are right hands fraudulent oaths.

whose mouth speaks vanity, and their right hand is a right hand of falsehood.

9 I will sing a new song to You, O God; upon a harp, an instrument of ten strings, will I offer praises to You.

¶ I will sing a new song unto thee, O God; upon a psaltery and an instrument of ten strings I will sing praises unto thee.

10 Y ou are He Who gives salvation to kings, Who rescues David His servant from the hurtful sword.

Thou, he who gives salvation unto kings, who redeems David his slave from the evil sword.

11 R escue me and deliver me out of the power of alien whose mouths speak deceit and whose right hands are right hands fraudulent oaths.

Redeem me, and save me from the hand of strange sons, whose mouth speaks vanity, and their right hand is a right hand of falsehood:

12 W hen our sons shall be as plants grown large in their youth and our daughters as sculptured corner pillars hewn like those of a palace;

That our sons may be as plants grown up in their youth; that our daughters may be as corner stones, polished after the similitude of a palace;

13 W hen our garners are full, affording all manner of store, and our sheep bring forth thousands and ten thousands in our pastures;

that our garners may be full, affording all manner of store; that our sheep may bring forth thousands and ten thousands in our streets;

14 W hen our oxen are well loaded; when there is no invasion and no going forth and no outcry in our streets;

that our oxen may be strong to labour; that there be no breaking in nor going out; that there be no shout of alarm in our streets.

15 H appy and blessed are the people who are in such a case; yes, happy (blessed, fortunate, prosperous, to be envied) are the people whose God is the Lord!

Blessed is that people, that is in such a case; yea, blessed is that people, whose God is the LORD.