Blessed Be the LORD, My Rock
1 Thank YAHWEH, my TSUR, who trained my hands to fight and my fingers to do battle, 2 my merciful one, my METSUDA, my stronghold, and my savior, my MAGEN, the one in whom I take refuge, and the one who brings people under my authority. 3 O YAHWEH, what are humans that you should care about them? What are mere mortals that you should think about them? 4 Humans are like a breath of air. Their life span is like a fleeting shadow. 5 O YAHWEH, bend your heaven low, and come down. Touch the mountains, and they will smoke. 6 Hurl bolts of lightning, and scatter them. Shoot your arrows, and throw them into confusion. 7 Stretch out your hands from above. Snatch me, and rescue me from raging waters and from foreigners’ hands. 8 Their mouths speak lies. Their right hands take false pledges. 9 O ELOHIM, I will sing a new song to you. I will sing a psalm to you on a ten-stringed harp. 10 You are the one who gives victory to kings. You are the one who snatches your servant David away from a deadly sword. 11 Snatch me, and rescue me from foreigners’ hands. Their mouths speak lies. Their right hands take false pledges. 12 May our sons be like full-grown, young plants. May our daughters be like stately columns that adorn the corners of a palace. 13 May our barns be filled with all kinds of crops. May our sheep give birth to thousands of lambs, tens of thousands in our fields. 14 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. 15 Blessed are the people who have these blessings! Blessed are the people whose ELOHIM is YAHWEH! — Psalm 144 | Names of God Bible (NOG) The Names of God Bible (without notes) © 2011 by Baker Publishing Group. Cross References: Genesis 14:22; Exodus 19:18; Numbers 1:22; Deuteronomy 32:40; 2 Samuel 18:7; 2 Samuel 22:17; 2 Samuel 22:35; 2 Samuel 22:48; 2 Kings 25:10-11; 1 Chronicles 16:25; 2 Chronicles 31:8; Job 8:9; Psalm 3:3; Psalm 7:13; Psalm 8:3; Psalm 12:2; Psalm 18:14; Psalm 18:16; Psalm 18:44; Psalm 33:2-3; Psalm 40:3; Psalm 92:12; Psalm 146:5; Proverbs 3:10; Proverbs 14:4; Song of Solomon 4:4; Matthew 6:26; Hebrews 2:6; Hebrews 11:34; James 4:14
