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1. By David. The LORD, my protector, deserves praise� the one who trains my hands for battle, and my fingers for war,
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1. A Psalm of David H1732 . Blessed H1288 be the LORD H3068 my strength H6697 , which teacheth H3925 my hands H3027 to war H7128 , and my fingers H676 to fight H4421 :
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2. who loves me and is my stronghold, my refuge and my deliverer, my shield and the one in whom I take shelter, who makes nations submit to me.
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2. My goodness H2617 , and my fortress H4686 ; my high tower H4869 , and my deliverer H6403 ; my shield H4043 , and he in whom I trust H2620 ; who subdueth H7286 my people H5971 under H8478 me.
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3. O LORD, of what importance is the human race, that you should notice them? Of what importance is mankind, that you should be concerned about them?
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3. LORD H3068 , what H4100 is man H120 , that thou takest knowledge H3045 of him! or the son H1121 of man H582 , that thou makest account H2803 of him!
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4. People are like a vapor, their days like a shadow that disappears.
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4. Man H120 is like H1819 to vanity H1892 : his days H3117 are as a shadow H6738 that passeth away H5674 .
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5. O LORD, make the sky sink and come down! Touch the mountains and make them smolder!
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5. Bow H5186 thy heavens H8064 , O LORD H3068 , and come down H3381 : touch H5060 the mountains H2022 , and they shall smoke H6225 .
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6. Hurl lightning bolts and scatter them! Shoot your arrows and rout them!
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6. Cast forth H1299 lightning H1300 , and scatter H6327 them : shoot out H7971 thine arrows H2671 , and destroy H2000 them.
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7. Reach down from above! Grab me and rescue me from the surging water, from the power of foreigners,
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7. Send H7971 thine hand H3027 from above H4480 H4791 ; rid H6475 me , and deliver H5337 me out of great H7227 waters H4480 H4325 , from the hand H4480 H3027 of strange H5236 children H1121 ;
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8. who speak lies, and make false promises.
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8. Whose H834 mouth H6310 speaketh H1696 vanity H7723 , and their right hand H3225 is a right hand H3225 of falsehood H8267 .
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9. O God, I will sing a new song to you! Accompanied by a ten-stringed instrument, I will sing praises to you,
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9. I will sing H7891 a new H2319 song H7892 unto thee , O God H430 : upon a psaltery H5035 and an instrument of ten strings H6218 will I sing praises H2167 unto thee.
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10. the one who delivers kings, and rescued David his servant from a deadly sword.
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10. It is he that giveth H5414 salvation H8668 unto kings H4428 : who delivereth H6475 H853 David H1732 his servant H5650 from the hurtful H7451 sword H4480 H2719 .
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11. Grab me and rescue me from the power of foreigners, who speak lies, and make false promises.
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11. Rid H6475 me , and deliver H5337 me from the hand H4480 H3027 of strange H5236 children H1121 , whose H834 mouth H6310 speaketh H1696 vanity H7723 , and their right hand H3225 is a right hand H3225 of falsehood H8267 :
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12. Then our sons will be like plants, that quickly grow to full size. Our daughters will be like corner pillars, carved like those in a palace.
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12. That H834 our sons H1121 may be as plants H5195 grown up H1431 in their youth H5271 ; that our daughters H1323 may be as corner stones H2106 , polished H2404 after the similitude H8403 of a palace H1964 :
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13. Our storehouses will be full, providing all kinds of food. Our sheep will multiply by the thousands and fill our pastures.
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13. That our garners H4200 may be full H4392 , affording H6329 all manner of store H4480 H2177 H413 H2177 : that our sheep H6629 may bring forth thousands H503 and ten thousands H7231 in our streets H2351 :
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14. Our cattle will be weighted down with produce. No one will break through our walls, no one will be taken captive, and there will be no terrified cries in our city squares.
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14. That our oxen H441 may be strong to labor H5445 ; that there be no H369 breaking in H6556 , nor H369 going out H3318 ; that there be no H369 complaining H6682 in our streets H7339 .
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15. How blessed are the people who experience these things! How blessed are the people whose God is the LORD!
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15. Happy H835 is that people H5971 , that is in such a case H7945 H3602 : yea , happy H835 is that people H5971 , whose God H430 is the LORD H7945 H3068 .
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