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There will be no breaching of walls, no going into captivity, no cry of distress in our streets.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/psalms/144.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />and may our oxen be loaded down with produce. May there be no enemy breaking through our walls, no going into captivity, no cries of alarm in our town squares.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/psalms/144.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />may our cattle be heavy with young, suffering no mishap or failure in bearing; may there be no cry of distress in our streets!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/psalms/144.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />Our oxen will bear great loads. There will be no breach in the walls, no going into captivity, and no cry of lament in our streets.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/psalms/144.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br /><i>That</i> our oxen <i>may be</i> strong to labour; <i>that there be</i> no breaking in, nor going out; that <i>there be</i> no complaining in our streets.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/psalms/144.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br /><i>That</i> our oxen <i>may be</i> well laden; <i>That there be</i> no breaking in or going out; <i>That there be</i> no outcry in our streets.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/psalms/144.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br /><i>May</i> our cattle be bred Without mishap and without loss, <i>May there be</i> no outcry in our streets!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/psalms/144.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />Let our cattle bear Without mishap and without loss, Let there be no outcry in our streets!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/psalms/144.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br /><i>Let</i> our cattle bear, Without mishap and without loss, <i>Let there be</i> no outcry in our streets!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/psalms/144.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />That our cattle would bear Without mishap and without loss, And without outcry in our streets!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/psalms/144.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />Let our cattle bear Without mishap and without loss, And let there be no outcry in our streets!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/psalms/144.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Our cattle will be well fed. There will be no breach in the walls, no going into captivity, and no cry of lament in our public squares.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/psalms/144.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Our cattle will be well fed. There will be no breach in the walls, no going into captivity, and no cry of lament in our public squares. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/psalms/144.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />When our oxen are well laden; When there is no breaking in, and no going forth, And no outcry in our streets:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/psalms/144.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />and every cow have calves. Don't let our city be captured or any of us be taken away, and don't let cries of sorrow be heard in our streets. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/psalms/144.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />When our oxen are well laden; when there is no breaking in, and no going forth, and no outcry in our streets;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/psalms/144.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />May our cattle have many calves. May no one break in, and may no one be dragged out. May there be no cries of distress in our streets. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/psalms/144.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />May our cattle reproduce plentifully without miscarriage or loss. May there be no cries of distress in our streets. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/psalms/144.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />May our cattle grow heavy with young, with no damage or loss. May there be no cry of anguish in our streets!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/psalms/144.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />Our oxen will bear great loads. There will be no breach in the walls, no going into captivity, and no cry of lament in our streets.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/psalms/144.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />Our cattle will be weighted down with produce. No one will break through our walls, no one will be taken captive, and there will be no terrified cries in our city squares. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/psalms/144.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />Our oxen will pull heavy loads. There is no breaking in, and no going away, and no outcry in our streets.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/psalms/144.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />That our oxen may be strong to labor; that there be no breaking in, nor going out; that there be no complaining in our streets.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/psalms/144.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />Our oxen will pull heavy loads. There is no breaking in, and no going away, and no outcry in our streets. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/psalms/144.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />Our oxen are carrying, there is no breach, "" And there is no outgoing, "" And there is no crying in our broad places.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/psalms/144.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> Our oxen are carrying, there is no breach, And there is no outgoing, And there is no crying in our broad places.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/psalms/144.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />Our oxen bearing no breaking, and no coming forth, and no complaining in our broad places.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/psalms/144.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />their oxen fat. There is no breach of wall, nor passage, nor crying out in their streets. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/psalms/144.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br /><V 143:14>Their cattle are fat. There is no ruined wall or passage, nor anyone crying out in their streets.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/psalms/144.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />May there be no breach in the walls, no exile, no outcry in our streets. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/psalms/144.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />and may our cattle be heavy with young. May there be no breach in the walls, no exile, and no cry of distress in our streets.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/psalms/144.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />That our cattle may be strong and there be none barren among them; that there be no stealing, and that there be no mourning in our streets.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/psalms/144.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />Our herds increase and there is none sterile among them; there is no ruin neither outcry in our streets!<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/psalms/144.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />Whose oxen are well laden; With no breach, and no going forth, And no outcry in our broad places;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/psalms/144.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />Their oxen are fat: there is no falling down of a hedge, nor going out, nor cry in their folds.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/psalms/144-14.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/nFaD2oDhKPc?start=17857" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/psalms/144.htm">Blessed Be the LORD, My Rock</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">13</span>Our storehouses will be full, supplying all manner of produce; our flocks will bring forth thousands, tens of thousands in our fields. <span class="reftext">14</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/441.htm" title="441: ’al·lū·p̄ê·nū (N-mpc:: 1cp) -- Or talluph; from 'alph; familiar; a friend, also gentle; hence, a bullock; and so, a chieftain.">Our oxen</a> <a href="/hebrew/5445.htm" title="5445: mə·sub·bā·lîm (V-Pual-Prtcpl-mp) -- To bear (a heavy load). A primitive root; to carry, or be burdensome; specifically, to be gravid.">will bear great loads.</a> <a href="/hebrew/369.htm" title="369: ’ên- (Adv) -- As if from a primitive root meaning to be nothing or not exist; a non-entity; generally used as a negative particle.">There will be no</a> <a href="/hebrew/6556.htm" title="6556: pe·reṣ (N-ms) -- A bursting forth, breach. From parats; a break.">breach in the walls,</a> <a href="/hebrew/369.htm" title="369: wə·’ên (Conj-w:: Adv) -- As if from a primitive root meaning to be nothing or not exist; a non-entity; generally used as a negative particle.">no</a> <a href="/hebrew/3318.htm" title="3318: yō·w·ṣêṯ (V-Qal-Prtcpl-fs) -- A primitive root; to go out, in a great variety of applications, literally and figuratively, direct and proxim.">going into captivity,</a> <a href="/hebrew/369.htm" title="369: wə·’ên (Conj-w:: Adv) -- As if from a primitive root meaning to be nothing or not exist; a non-entity; generally used as a negative particle.">and no</a> <a href="/hebrew/6682.htm" title="6682: ṣə·wā·ḥāh (N-fs) -- An outcry. From tsavach; a screech.">cry of lament</a> <a href="/hebrew/7339.htm" title="7339: bir·ḥō·ḇō·ṯê·nū (Prep-b:: N-mpc:: 1cp) -- A broad open place, plaza. Or rchowb; from rachab; a width, i.e. avenue or area.">in our streets.</a> </span><span class="reftext">15</span>Blessed are the people of whom this is so; blessed are the people whose God is the LORD.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/deuteronomy/28-4.htm">Deuteronomy 28:4</a></span><br />The fruit of your womb will be blessed, as well as the produce of your land and the offspring of your livestock—the calves of your herds and the lambs of your flocks.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/deuteronomy/28-11.htm">Deuteronomy 28:11</a></span><br />The LORD will make you prosper abundantly—in the fruit of your womb, the offspring of your livestock, and the produce of your land—in the land that the LORD swore to your fathers to give you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/job/21-10.htm">Job 21:10</a></span><br />Their bulls breed without fail; their cows bear calves and do not miscarry.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/genesis/30-43.htm">Genesis 30:43</a></span><br />Thus Jacob became exceedingly prosperous. He owned large flocks, maidservants and menservants, and camels and donkeys.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/genesis/13-2.htm">Genesis 13:2</a></span><br />And Abram had become extremely wealthy in livestock and silver and gold.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/genesis/26-12.htm">Genesis 26:12-14</a></span><br />Now Isaac sowed seed in the land, and that very year he reaped a hundredfold. And the LORD blessed him, / and he became richer and richer, until he was exceedingly wealthy. / He owned so many flocks and herds and servants that the Philistines envied him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_kings/4-20.htm">1 Kings 4:20</a></span><br />The people of Judah and Israel were as numerous as the sand on the seashore, and they were eating and drinking and rejoicing.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_kings/4-25.htm">1 Kings 4:25</a></span><br />Throughout the days of Solomon, Judah and Israel dwelt securely from Dan to Beersheba, each man under his own vine and his own fig tree.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/32-18.htm">Isaiah 32:18</a></span><br />Then my people will dwell in a peaceful place, in safe and secure places of rest.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/33-12.htm">Jeremiah 33:12-13</a></span><br />This is what the LORD of Hosts says: In this desolate place, without man or beast, and in all its cities, there will once more be pastures for shepherds to rest their flocks. / In the cities of the hill country, the foothills, and the Negev, in the land of Benjamin and the cities surrounding Jerusalem, and in the cities of Judah, the flocks will again pass under the hands of the one who counts them, says the LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezekiel/36-11.htm">Ezekiel 36:11</a></span><br />I will fill you with people and animals, and they will multiply and be fruitful. I will make you as inhabited as you once were, and I will make you prosper more than before. Then you will know that I am the LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/zechariah/8-12.htm">Zechariah 8:12</a></span><br />“For the seed will be prosperous, the vine will yield its fruit, the ground will yield its produce, and the skies will give their dew. To the remnant of this people I will give all these things as an inheritance.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/6-33.htm">Matthew 6:33</a></span><br />But seek first the kingdom of God and His righteousness, and all these things will be added unto you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/12-31.htm">Luke 12:31</a></span><br />But seek His kingdom, and these things will be added unto you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/john/10-10.htm">John 10:10</a></span><br />The thief comes only to steal and kill and destroy. I have come that they may have life, and have it in all its fullness.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">That our oxen may be strong to labor; that there be no breaking in, nor going out; that there be no complaining in our streets.</p><p class="hdg">strong to labour.</p><p class="hdg">no breaking in</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/deuteronomy/28-7.htm">Deuteronomy 28:7,25</a></b></br> The LORD shall cause thine enemies that rise up against thee to be smitten before thy face: they shall come out against thee one way, and flee before thee seven ways… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/judges/5-8.htm">Judges 5:8</a></b></br> They chose new gods; then <i>was</i> war in the gates: was there a shield or spear seen among forty thousand in Israel?</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/judges/6-3.htm">Judges 6:3,6</a></b></br> And <i>so</i> it was, when Israel had sown, that the Midianites came up, and the Amalekites, and the children of the east, even they came up against them; 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Oxen were essential for plowing fields and transporting goods, symbolizing strength and productivity. In biblical times, a strong and healthy herd indicated a thriving community. This imagery can be connected to <a href="/deuteronomy/28-4.htm">Deuteronomy 28:4</a>, where blessings on livestock are promised to those who obey God's commandments. The prosperity of oxen also points to the broader theme of God's provision and care for His people, as seen in <a href="/psalms/23.htm">Psalm 23:1</a>, "The Lord is my shepherd; I shall not want."<p><b>There will be no breach in the walls,</b><br>Walls in ancient cities were crucial for protection against enemies. A breach would signify vulnerability and potential invasion. This phrase suggests security and divine protection, reminiscent of God's promise to be a fortress for His people (<a href="/psalms/18-2.htm">Psalm 18:2</a>). The absence of breaches indicates peace and stability, aligning with the covenant blessings in <a href="/leviticus/26-6.htm">Leviticus 26:6</a>, where God promises peace in the land. Historically, the strength of a city's walls was a measure of its power and safety, as seen in the fortified cities of Jericho and Jerusalem.<p><b>no going into captivity,</b><br>Captivity was a significant fear for Israel, often resulting from disobedience to God (<a href="/deuteronomy/28-41.htm">Deuteronomy 28:41</a>). This phrase promises freedom and autonomy, contrasting with the Babylonian exile experienced by the Israelites. It reflects God's deliverance and faithfulness, as seen in the return from exile prophesied in <a href="/jeremiah/29-10.htm">Jeremiah 29:10-14</a>. Theologically, it points to the ultimate freedom found in Christ, who delivers from spiritual captivity (<a href="/luke/4-18.htm">Luke 4:18</a>).<p><b>and no cry of lament in our streets.</b><br>Lamentation in the streets signifies mourning and distress, often due to loss or disaster. The absence of such cries indicates a time of joy and peace, aligning with the prophetic vision of a restored Jerusalem in <a href="/isaiah/65-19.htm">Isaiah 65:19</a>, where God promises to remove sorrow. This peace is a foretaste of the ultimate peace brought by the Messiah, as prophesied in <a href="/isaiah/9-6.htm">Isaiah 9:6-7</a>. Culturally, public lament was a common expression of communal grief, highlighting the contrast with the envisioned prosperity and divine favor.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/d/david.htm">David</a></b><br>The author of <a href="/bsb/psalms/144.htm">Psalm 144</a>, traditionally believed to be King David, who often wrote psalms as prayers and songs of praise to God.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/i/israel.htm">Israel</a></b><br>The nation for whom David is praying, seeking God's blessing and protection.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/o/oxen.htm">Oxen</a></b><br>Symbolic of agricultural prosperity and strength, representing the economic stability of the nation.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/w/walls.htm">Walls</a></b><br>Representing security and protection from enemies, crucial for the safety of a city or nation.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/c/captivity.htm">Captivity</a></b><br>Referring to the threat of being conquered and taken away by enemies, a common fear for ancient Israel.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/p/prosperity_as_a_blessing_from_god.htm">Prosperity as a Blessing from God</a></b><br>Recognize that true prosperity, symbolized by the oxen bearing great loads, comes from God's provision and blessing.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/s/security_in_god's_protection.htm">Security in God’s Protection</a></b><br>Understand that the absence of breaches in the walls signifies divine protection, encouraging us to trust in God's safeguarding of our lives.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/f/freedom_from_captivity.htm">Freedom from Captivity</a></b><br>Reflect on the spiritual freedom we have in Christ, who delivers us from the captivity of sin and fear.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/c/community_peace.htm">Community Peace</a></b><br>Strive for peace in our communities, as the absence of lament in the streets suggests a harmonious and just society.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/g/gratitude_for_stability.htm">Gratitude for Stability</a></b><br>Cultivate a heart of gratitude for the stability and peace we experience, acknowledging it as a gift from God.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_psalm_144.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Psalm 144</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_blame_invaders,_not_israel,_in_psalm_79.htm">Why does Psalm 79 place sole blame on invading nations without acknowledging Israel's own possible role in its downfall?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/does_psalm_144's_prosperity_match_david's_era.htm">How does the prosperity promised in Psalm 144:12-14 align with available historical and archaeological evidence about David's reign?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/is_psalm_94_14_contradicted_by_exiles.htm">Psalm 94:14 affirms God won't abandon His people, yet Israel faced multiple exiles and defeats; isn't this a historical contradiction?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/2_sam_6_6-8__inconsistencies_with_god's_mercy.htm">2 Samuel 6:6-8 - Are there historical or textual inconsistencies between this account of Uzzah and other descriptions of God's mercy or patience in the Old Testament?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/psalms/144.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(14) This verse is full of obscurities. The words rendered "oxen, strong to labour," can hardly bear this meaning with the present pointing, since the participle is passive, and there is no authority for rendering <span class= "ital">oxen bearing burdens. </span>The words have been rendered <span class= "ital">oxen laden, </span>either with the produce of the land, or with their own fat (so apparently the LXX.), or with young, <span class= "ital">pregnant</span>--all open to the objection that the passive of <span class= "ital">to bear </span>must mean "to be borne," and the latter to the further objection that the words are in the masculine. But since <span class= "ital">all-phim </span>elsewhere means "heads of families" (<a href="/jeremiah/13-21.htm" title="What will you say when he shall punish you? for you have taught them to be captains, and as chief over you: shall not sorrows take you, as a woman in travail?">Jeremiah 13:21</a>, &c) or "princes," and the noun cognate with the verb is used of a post connected with the revenue (<a href="/1_kings/11-28.htm" title="And the man Jeroboam was a mighty man of valor: and Solomon seeing the young man that he was industrious, he made him ruler over all the charge of the house of Joseph.">1Kings 11:28</a>; comp. the connection between the Greek <span class= "greekheb">?????</span> and <span class= "greekheb">????????</span>), the participle passive may easily here mean "honoured," or "high in office." Or, from the use of the cognate Chaldee form in <a href="/ezra/6-3.htm" title="In the first year of Cyrus the king the same Cyrus the king made a decree concerning the house of God at Jerusalem, Let the house be built, the place where they offered sacrifices, and let the foundations thereof be strongly laid; the height thereof three score cubits, and the breadth thereof three score cubits;">Ezra 6:3</a>, "strongly laid," we might render, <span class= "ital">our princes firmly established; </span>and this is the best explanation of the passage.<p><span class= "bld">No breaking in.--</span>Heb., a "breach," <span class= "ital">i.e., </span>in the town walls. LXX. and Vulg., "no falling of the fence." Others refer to the folds for cattle. (See <a href="/psalms/60-2.htm" title="You have made the earth to tremble; you have broken it: heal the breaches thereof; for it shakes.">Psalm 60:2</a>.) Ewald, however, connecting closely with the mention of "pregnant oxen," renders <span class= "ital">no abortion. </span>So Syriac: "Our cattle are great (with young), and there is not a barren one among them."<p><span class= "bld">Nor going out</span>--<span class= "ital">i.e., </span>either to war, or into <span class= "ital">captivity </span>(Prayer Book version), or the breaking out of cattle. The first is the more probable.<p><span class= "bld">Complaining.</span>--Rather, <span class= "ital">outcry, cry of sorrow, </span>as in <a href="/jeremiah/14-2.htm" title="Judah mourns, and the gates thereof languish; they are black to the ground; and the cry of Jerusalem is gone up.">Jeremiah 14:2</a>; or possibly, <span class= "ital">cry of battle.</span> . . . <div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/psalms/144.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 14.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">That our oxen may be strong to labor</span>; rather, <span class="accented">and our oxen are heavily laden</span>. A sign that an abundant harvest is being gathered in. <span class="cmt_word">That there be no breaking in, nor going out</span>; literally, <span class="accented">and there is no breach and no removal</span>; <span class="accented">i</span>.<span class="accented">e</span>. no breach made in our walls, and no removal of our population into captivity. <span class="cmt_word">That there be no complaining in our streets</span>; rather, <span class="accented">and no wailing in our streets</span>. Here the description of a happy time ends, and a burst of congratulation follows (see the next verse). <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/psalms/144-14.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">Our oxen</span><br /><span class="heb">אַלּוּפֵ֗ינוּ</span> <span class="translit">(’al·lū·p̄ê·nū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine plural construct | first person common plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_441.htm">Strong's 441: </a> </span><span class="str2">Familiar, a friend, gentle, a bullock, a chieftain</span><br /><br /><span class="word">will bear great loads.</span><br /><span class="heb">מְֽסֻבָּ֫לִ֥ים</span> <span class="translit">(mə·sub·bā·lîm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Pual - Participle - masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5445.htm">Strong's 5445: </a> </span><span class="str2">To carry, be burdensome, to be gravid</span><br /><br /><span class="word">There will be no</span><br /><span class="heb">אֵֽין־</span> <span class="translit">(’ên-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adverb<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_369.htm">Strong's 369: </a> </span><span class="str2">A non-entity, a negative particle</span><br /><br /><span class="word">breach in the walls,</span><br /><span class="heb">פֶּ֭רֶץ</span> <span class="translit">(pe·reṣ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6556.htm">Strong's 6556: </a> </span><span class="str2">A bursting forth, breach</span><br /><br /><span class="word">no</span><br /><span class="heb">וְאֵ֣ין</span> <span class="translit">(wə·’ên)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Adverb<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_369.htm">Strong's 369: </a> </span><span class="str2">A non-entity, a negative particle</span><br /><br /><span class="word">going into captivity,</span><br /><span class="heb">יוֹצֵ֑את</span> <span class="translit">(yō·w·ṣêṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Participle - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3318.htm">Strong's 3318: </a> </span><span class="str2">To go, bring, out, direct and proxim</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and no</span><br /><span class="heb">וְאֵ֥ין</span> <span class="translit">(wə·’ên)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Adverb<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_369.htm">Strong's 369: </a> </span><span class="str2">A non-entity, a negative particle</span><br /><br /><span class="word">cry of lament</span><br /><span class="heb">צְ֝וָחָ֗ה</span> <span class="translit">(ṣə·wā·ḥāh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6682.htm">Strong's 6682: </a> </span><span class="str2">A screech</span><br /><br /><span class="word">in our streets.</span><br /><span class="heb">בִּרְחֹבֹתֵֽינוּ׃</span> <span class="translit">(bir·ḥō·ḇō·ṯê·nū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-b | Noun - masculine plural construct | first person common plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7339.htm">Strong's 7339: </a> </span><span class="str2">A broad open place, plaza</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/psalms/144-14.htm">Psalm 144:14 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/psalms/144-14.htm">Psalm 144:14 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/psalms/144-14.htm">Psalm 144:14 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/psalms/144-14.htm">Psalm 144:14 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/psalms/144-14.htm">Psalm 144:14 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/psalms/144-14.htm">Psalm 144:14 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/psalms/144-14.htm">Psalm 144:14 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/psalms/144-14.htm">Psalm 144:14 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/psalms/144-14.htm">Psalm 144:14 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/psalms/144-14.htm">Psalm 144:14 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/psalms/144-14.htm">OT Poetry: Psalm 144:14 Our oxen will pull heavy loads (Psalm Ps Psa.) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/psalms/144-13.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Psalm 144:13"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Psalm 144:13" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/psalms/144-15.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Psalm 144:15"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Psalm 144:15" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>