1 B lessed be the Lord my Rock, Who trains my hands for war, And my fingers for battle—

Blessed be Yahweh, my rock, who teaches my hands to war, and my fingers to battle:

2 M y lovingkindness and my fortress, My high tower and my deliverer, My shield and the One in whom I take refuge, Who subdues my people under me.

my loving kindness, my fortress, my high tower, my deliverer, my shield, and he in whom I take refuge; who subdues my people under me.

3 L ord, what is man, that You take knowledge of him? Or the son of man, that You are mindful of him?

Yahweh, what is man, that you care for him? Or the son of man, that you think of him?

4 M an is like a breath; His days are like a passing shadow.

Man is like a breath. His days are like a shadow that passes away.

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

Part your heavens, Yahweh, and come down. Touch the mountains, and they will smoke.

6 F lash forth lightning and scatter them; Shoot out Your arrows and destroy them.

Throw out lightning, and scatter them. Send out your arrows, and rout them.

7 S tretch out Your hand from above; Rescue me and deliver me out of great waters, From the hand of foreigners,

Stretch out your hand from above, rescue me, and deliver me out of great waters, out of the hands of foreigners;

8 W hose mouth speaks lying words, And whose right hand is a right hand of falsehood.

whose mouths speak deceit, Whose right hand is a right hand of falsehood.

9 I will sing a new song to You, O God; On a harp of ten strings I will sing praises to You,

I will sing a new song to you, God. On a ten-stringed lyre, I will sing praises to you.

10 T he One who gives salvation to kings, Who delivers David His servant From the deadly sword.

You are he who gives salvation to kings, who rescues David, his servant, from the deadly sword.

11 R escue me and deliver me from the hand of foreigners, Whose mouth speaks lying words, And whose right hand is a right hand of falsehood—

Rescue me, and deliver me out of the hands of foreigners, whose mouths speak deceit, whose right hand is a right hand of falsehood.

12 T hat our sons may be as plants grown up in their youth; That our daughters may be as pillars, Sculptured in palace style;

Then our sons will be like well-nurtured plants, our daughters like pillars carved to adorn a palace.

13 T hat our barns may be full, Supplying all kinds of produce; That our sheep may bring forth thousands And ten thousands in our fields;

Our barns are full, filled with all kinds of provision. Our sheep produce thousands and ten thousands in our fields.

14 T hat our oxen may be well laden; That there be no breaking in or going out; That there be no outcry in our streets.

Our oxen will pull heavy loads. There is no breaking in, and no going away, and no outcry in our streets.

15 H appy are the people who are in such a state; Happy are the people whose God is the Lord!

Happy are the people who are in such a situation. Happy are the people whose God is Yahweh.