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Psalms Chapter 144 (JPS)

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Psalm 144 – Blessed Be the LORD My Strength
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1 A Psalm of David. Blessed be HaShem my Rock, who traineth my hands for war, and my fingers for battle;

2 My lovingkindness, and my fortress, my high tower, and my deliverer; my shield, and He in whom I take refuge; who subdueth my people under me.

3 HaShem, 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 HaShem, 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 G-d, 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, whose mouth speaketh falsehood, and their right hand is a right hand of lying.

12 We whose sons are as plants grown up in their youth; whose daughters are as corner-pillars carved after the fashion of a palace;

13 Whose garners are full, affording all manner of store; whose sheep increase by thousands and ten thousands in our fields;

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 G-d is HaShem.

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

But if they be prophets, and if the word of Jehovah be with them, let them now make intercession to Jehovah of hosts, that the vessels which are left in the house of Jehovah, and in the house of the king of Judah, and at Jerusalem, go not to Babylon.

Jeremiah 27:18 | 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.