[1] Thank the LORD, my rock, who trained my hands to fight and my fingers to do battle, [2] my merciful one, my fortress, my stronghold, and my savior, my shield, the one in whom I take refuge, and the one who brings people under my authority. [3] O LORD, 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 LORD, 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 God, 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 God is the LORD!
