[1] Praise the LORD, my Rock, who trains me for war, who trains me for battle. [2] He protects me like a strong, walled city, and he loves me. He is my defender and my Savior, my shield and my protection. He helps me keep my people under control. [3] LORD, why are people important to you? Why do you even think about human beings? [4] People are like a breath; their lives are like passing shadows. [5] LORD, tear open the sky and come down. Touch the mountains so they will smoke. [6] Send the lightning and scatter my enemies. Shoot your arrows and force them away. [7] Reach down from above. Save me and rescue me out of this sea of enemies, from these foreigners. [8] They are liars; they are dishonest. [9] God, I will sing a new song to you; I will play to you on the ten-stringed harp. [10] You give victory to kings. You save your servant David from cruel swords. [11] Save me, rescue me from these foreigners. They are liars; they are dishonest. [12] Let our sons in their youth grow like plants. Let our daughters be like the decorated stones in the Temple. [13] Let our barns be filled with crops of all kinds. Let our sheep in the fields have thousands and tens of thousands of lambs. [14] Let our cattle be strong. Let no one break in. Let there be no war, no screams in our streets. [15] Happy are those who are like this; happy are the people whose God is the LORD.
