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<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "//www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="//www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8" /><meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1"><title>Psalm 144 GNT</title><link rel="stylesheet" href="/chapnew2.css" type="text/css" media="Screen" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="../spec.css" type="text/css" media="Screen" /></head> <script async src="https://www.googletagmanager.com/gtag/js?id=G-LR4HSKRP2H"></script> <script> window.dataLayer = window.dataLayer || []; function gtag(){dataLayer.push(arguments);} gtag('js', new Date()); gtag('config', 'G-LR4HSKRP2H'); </script><body><div id="fx"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx2"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="30" scrolling="no" src="../cmenus/psalms/144.htm" align="left" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div><div id="blnk"></div><div 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class="q1"><span class="v19_144_2"><span class="reftext" id="Ps.144.2" class="v19_144_2">2</span>He is my protector and defender,</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v19_144_2">my shelter and savior,</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v19_144_2">in whom I trust for safety.</span></p><p class="q1"><span class="v19_144_2">He subdues the nations under me.</span></p><p class="b"></p><p class="q1"><span class="v19_144_3"><span class="reftext" id="Ps.144.3" class="v19_144_3">3</span><a href="#fn" id="link_Ps.144.3!x.1" class="notelink x-link"><span></span></a> <span class="nd">Lord</span>, what are mortals, that you notice them;</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v19_144_3">mere mortals, that you pay attention to us?</span></p><p class="q1"><span class="v19_144_4"><span class="reftext" id="Ps.144.4" class="v19_144_4">4</span>We are like a puff of wind;</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v19_144_4">our days are like a passing shadow.</span></p><p class="b"></p><p class="q1"><span class="v19_144_5"><span class="reftext" id="Ps.144.5" class="v19_144_5">5</span>O <span class="nd">Lord</span>, tear the sky open and come down;</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v19_144_5">touch the mountains, and they will pour out smoke.</span></p><p class="q1"><span class="v19_144_6"><span class="reftext" id="Ps.144.6" class="v19_144_6">6</span>Send flashes of lightning and scatter your enemies;</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v19_144_6">shoot your arrows and send them running.</span></p><p class="q1"><span class="v19_144_7"><span class="reftext" id="Ps.144.7" class="v19_144_7">7</span>Reach down from above,</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v19_144_7">pull me out of the deep water, and rescue me;</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v19_144_7">save me from the power of foreigners,</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v19_144_8"><span class="reftext" id="Ps.144.8" class="v19_144_8">8</span>who never tell the truth</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v19_144_8">and lie even under oath.</span></p><p class="b"></p><p class="q1"><span class="v19_144_9"><span class="reftext" id="Ps.144.9" class="v19_144_9">9</span>I will sing you a new song, O God;</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v19_144_9">I will play the harp and sing to you.</span></p><p class="q1"><span class="v19_144_10"><span class="reftext" id="Ps.144.10" class="v19_144_10">10</span>You give victory to kings</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v19_144_10">and rescue your servant David.</span></p><p class="q1"><span class="v19_144_11"><span class="reftext" id="Ps.144.11" class="v19_144_11">11</span>Save me from my cruel enemies;</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v19_144_11">rescue me from the power of foreigners,</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v19_144_11">who never tell the truth</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v19_144_11">and lie even under oath.</span></p><p class="b"></p><p class="q1"><span class="v19_144_12"><span class="reftext" id="Ps.144.12" class="v19_144_12">12</span>May our sons in their youth</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v19_144_12">be like plants that grow up strong.</span></p><p class="q1"><span class="v19_144_12">May our daughters be like stately columns</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v19_144_12">which adorn the corners of a palace.</span></p><p class="q1"><span class="v19_144_13"><span class="reftext" id="Ps.144.13" class="v19_144_13">13</span>May our barns be filled</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v19_144_13">with crops of every kind.</span></p><p class="q1"><span class="v19_144_13">May the sheep in our fields</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v19_144_13">bear young by the tens of thousands.</span></p><p class="q1"><span class="v19_144_14"><span class="reftext" id="Ps.144.14" class="v19_144_14">14</span>May our cattle reproduce plentifully</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v19_144_14">without miscarriage or loss.</span></p><p class="q1"><span class="v19_144_14">May there be no cries of distress in our streets.</span></p><p class="b"></p><p class="q1"><span class="v19_144_15"><span class="reftext" id="Ps.144.15" class="v19_144_15">15</span>Happy is the nation of whom this is true;</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v19_144_15">happy are the people whose God is the <span class="nd">Lord</span>!</span></p><a name="fn"></a><br /><br /><br /><b>Footnotes:<br /><br /><note caller="+" style="f"><char style="fr" closed="false">HEBREW TITLE: </char><char style="ft" closed="false">By David.</char></note></div></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div align="center"><p><span style="font-size:11pt;">Good News Translation® (Today’s English Version, Second Edition)</span></p> <p><span style="font-size:11pt;">© 1992 American Bible Society. 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