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 which teacheth my hands to war, and my fingers to fight:

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 goodness, and my fortress; my high tower, and my deliverer; my shield, and he in whom I trust; who subdueth 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 takest knowledge of him! or the son of man, that thou makest account of him!

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

Man is like to vanity: his days are as a shadow that passeth 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; rid me, and deliver me out of great waters, from the hand of strange children;

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

Whose mouth speaketh 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 will I sing praises unto thee.

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

It is he that giveth salvation unto kings: who delivereth David his servant from the hurtful 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.

Rid me, and deliver me from the hand of strange children, whose mouth speaketh 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 complaining 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!

Happy is that people, that is in such a case: yea, happy is that people, whose God is the Lord.