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¹ [A Psalm] of David. Blessed be the LORD my Rock, who traineth my hands for war, ² My lovingkindness, and my fortress, my high tower, and my deliverer; 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 unto a breath; his days are as a shadow that passeth away.⁵ O LORD, bow Thy heavens, and come down; touch the mountains, that they may smoke.⁶ Cast forth lightning, and scatter them; send out Thine arrows, and discomfit them.⁷ Stretch forth Thy hands from on high; rescue me, and deliver me out of many waters, out of the hand of strangers;⁸ Whose mouth speaketh falsehood, and their right hand is a right hand of lying.

⁹ O God, I will sing a new song unto Thee, upon a psaltery of ten strings will I sing praises unto Thee;¹⁰ Who givest salvation unto kings, who rescuest David Thy servant from the hurtful sword.¹¹ Rescue me, and deliver me out of the hand of strangers, ¹² We whose sons are as plants grown up in their youth; ¹³ Whose garners are full, affording all manner of store; ¹⁴ Whose oxen are well laden; with no breach, and no going forth, and no outcry in our broad places;¹⁵ Happy is the people that is in such a case. Yea, happy is the people whose God is the LORD.