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Psalms Chapter 144 (ACV)

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Psalm 144 – Blessed Be the LORD My Strength
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1 Blessed be Jehovah, my rock, who teaches my hands to war, and my fingers to fight,

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

3 Jehovah, what is man, that thou take knowledge of him? Or the son of man, that thou make account of him?

4 Man is like vanity. His days are as a shadow that passes away.

5 Bow thy heavens, O Jehovah, and come down. Touch the mountains, and they shall smoke.

6 Cast forth lightning, and scatter them. Send out thine arrows, and discomfit them.

7 Stretch forth thy hand from above. Rescue me, and deliver me out of great waters, out of the hand of aliens,

8 whose mouth speaks deceit, and whose right hand is a right hand of falsehood.

9 I will sing a new song to thee, O God. Upon a psaltery of ten strings I will sing praises to thee.

10 Thou are he who gives salvation to kings, who rescues David his servant from the hurtful sword.

11 Rescue me, and deliver me out of the hand of aliens, whose mouth speaks deceit, and whose right hand is a right hand of falsehood.

12 That our sons shall be as plants grown up in their youth, and our daughters as cornerstones hewn according to the fashion of a palace,

13 our garners are full, affording all manner of store, our sheep bring forth thousands and ten thousands in our fields,

14 our oxen are well laden, no breaking in, and no going forth, and no outcry in our streets,

15 blessed are the people who are in such a case. Blessed are the people whose God is Jehovah.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is Psalm 144 about?
It opens praising God as the one who trains the psalmist's "hands to war, and my fingers to fight" (v.1), asking him to "bow thy heavens" and intervene against enemies (v.5).
What does verse 4 say about human life?
V.4 reflects, "Man is like to vanity: his days are as a shadow that passeth away."
What does the psalm hope for the nation in its closing verses?
Verses 12-15 picture sons "as plants grown up," daughters "as corner stones," full storehouses, and healthy livestock, concluding "happy is that people, whose God is the LORD."

Today's Verse

So Hannah rose up after they had eaten in Shiloh, and after they had drunk. Now Eli the priest was sitting upon his seat by the door-post of the temple of Jehovah.

1-samuel 1:9 | ASV

Verse Of The Day

David prays for rescue from lying foreign enemies so his sons and daughters can prosper, continuing from Psalms 143. The psalm ends declaring happy is the nation whose God is the LORD, a note carried into Psalms 145.