Blessed be the LORD, amy Rock and my great strength,Who btrains my hands for warAnd my fingers for battle;Ps 18:22 Sam 22:35; Ps 18:342 My steadfast lovingkindness and amy fortress,My bhigh tower and my rescuer,My cshield and He in whom I take refuge,Who dsubdues my people under me.Ps 18:2; 91:2Ps 59:9Ps 3:3; 28:7; 84:9Ps 18:393 LORD, awhat is man that You take notice of him?Or the son of man that You think of him? Job 7:17; Ps 8:4; Heb 2:6Job 7:17; Ps 8:4; Heb 2:64 aMan is like a mere breath;His bdays are like a shadow that passes away.Ps 39:11Job 8:9; 14:2; Ps 102:11; 109:23
5 aBow Your heavens, O LORD, and bcome down;cTouch the mountains, and they will smoke.Ps 18:9Is 64:1Ps 104:326 Flash alightning and scatter my enemies;Send out Your barrows and confuse and embarrass and frustrate them.Ps 18:14Ps 7:13; 58:7; Hab 3:11; Zech 9:147 Stretch out Your hand afrom above;Set me free and brescue me from great waters,Out of the hands of hostilecforeigners who surround usPs 18:16Ps 69:1, 14Ps 18:44; 54:38 Whose mouths aspeak deceit without restraint,And whose right hand is a bright hand of falsehood.Ps 12:2; 41:6Gen 14:22; Deut 32:40; Ps 106:26; Is 44:20
9 I will sing a anew song to You, O God;Upon a bharp of ten strings I will sing praises to You,Ps 33:3; 40:3Ps 33:210 Who agives salvation to kings,Who bsets David His servant free from the evil sword.Ps 18:502 Sam 18:7; Ps 140:711 Set me free and rescue me from the hand of hostileaforeigners,Whose mouth bspeaks deceit without restraint,And whose cright hand is a right hand of falsehood.Ps 18:44; 54:3Ps 12:2; 41:6Gen 14:22; Deut 32:40; Ps 106:26; Is 44:20
12 Let our sons in their youth be like aplants full grown,And our daughters like bcorner pillars fashioned for a palace;Ps 92:12-14; 128:3Song 4:4; 7:413 Let our abarns be full, supplying every kind of produce,And our flocks bring forth thousands and ten thousands in our fields;Prov 3:9, 1014 Let our acattle bearWithout bmishap and without closs,And let there be no doutcry in our streets!Prov 14:42 Kin 25:10, 11Amos 5:3Is 24:11; Jer 14:215 How blessed and favored are the people in such circumstance;How ablessed fortunate, prosperous, and favored are the people whose God is the LORD!Ps 33:12
Blessed be Yahweh, amy rock,Who btrains my hands for war,My fingers for battle;Ps 18:22 Sam 22:35; Ps 18:342 My lovingkindness and amy fortress,My bstronghold and my deliverer,My cshield and He in whom I takerefuge,Who dsubdues1my peopleunder me.Or peoplesPs 18:2; 91:2Ps 59:9Ps 3:3; 28:7; 84:9Ps 18:393 O Yahweh, awhat is man, that You know him?Or the son of man, that You think of him?Job 7:17; Ps 8:4; Heb 2:64 aManislike a breath;His bdays are like a passingshadow.Ps 39:11Job 8:9; 14:2; Ps 102:11; 109:23
5 O Yahweh, abow Your heavens, and bcomedown;cTouch the mountains, that they may smoke.Ps 18:9Is 64:1Ps 104:326 Flashforthalightning and scatter them;Sendout Your barrows and confuse them.Ps 18:14Ps 7:13; 58:7; Hab 3:11; Zech 9:147 Sendforth Your handafrom on high;Set me free and bdeliver me out of manywaters,Out of the hand of cforeignersPs 18:16Ps 69:1, 14Ps 18:44; 54:38 Whosemouthaspeaksworthlessness,And whose brighthand is a righthand of lying.Ps 12:2; 41:6Gen 14:22; Deut 32:40; Ps 106:26; Is 44:20
9 O God, I will sing a anewsong to You;Upon a bharp of tenstrings I will singpraises to You,Ps 33:3; 40:3Ps 33:210 Who agivessalvation to kings,Who bsetsDavid His servantfree from the evilsword.Ps 18:502 Sam 18:7; Ps 140:711 Set me free and deliver me out of the hand of the sons of a aforeigner,WhosemouthbspeaksworthlessnessAnd whose crighthand is a righthand of lying.Ps 18:44; 54:3Ps 12:2; 41:6Gen 14:22; Deut 32:40; Ps 106:26; Is 44:20
12 That our sons would be as agrown-upplants in their youth,And our daughters as bcorner pillars 1fashioned as for a palace;Lit cut after the pattern ofPs 92:12-14; 128:3Song 4:4; 7:413 That our agranaries would be full, furnishingeverykind of produce,And our flocks would bringforththousands and tenthousands in our fieldsoutside;Prov 3:9, 1014 That our acattle would 1bearWithout2bmishap and without3closs,And withoutdoutcry in our streets!Lit be ladenLit bursting forthLit going outProv 14:42 Kin 25:10, 11Amos 5:3Is 24:11; Jer 14:215 How blessed are the people for whom this is so;How ablessed are the people for whomGod is Yahweh!Ps 33:12
Blessed be the LORD, amy rock,Who btrains my hands for war,And my fingers for battle;Ps 18:22 Sam 22:35; Ps 18:342 My faithfulness and amy fortress,My bstronghold and my savior,My cshield and He in whom I takerefuge,Who dsubdues1my peopleunder me.Another reading is peoplesPs 18:2; 91:2Ps 59:9Ps 3:3; 28:7; 84:9Ps 18:393 LORD, awhat is man, that You lookafter him?Or a son of man, that You think of him?Job 7:17; Ps 8:4; Heb 2:64 aManislike the breath;His bdays are like a passingshadow.Ps 39:11Job 8:9; 14:2; Ps 102:11; 109:23
5 aBenddown Your heavens, LORD, and bcomedown;cTouch the mountains, that they may smoke.Ps 18:9Is 64:1Ps 104:326 Flashforthalightning and scatter them;Sendout Your barrows and confuse them.Ps 18:14Ps 7:13; 58:7; Hab 3:11; Zech 9:147 Reachout with Your handafrom on high;Rescue me and bsave me from greatwaters,From the hand of cforeignersPs 18:16Ps 69:1, 14Ps 18:44; 54:38 Whosemouthaspeaksdeceit,And whose brighthand is a righthand of falsehood.Ps 12:2; 41:6Gen 14:22; Deut 32:40; Ps 106:26; Is 44:20
9 God, I will sing a anewsong to You;On a bharp of tenstrings I will singpraises to You,Ps 33:3; 40:3Ps 33:210 Who agivessalvation to kings,Who brescues His servantDavid from the evilsword.Ps 18:502 Sam 18:7; Ps 140:711 Rescue me and save me from the hand of aforeigners,WhosemouthbspeaksdeceitAnd whose crighthand is a righthand of falsehood.Ps 18:44; 54:3Ps 12:2; 41:6Gen 14:22; Deut 32:40; Ps 106:26; Is 44:20
12 When our sons in their youthare like agrowingplants,And our daughters like bcorner pillars 1fashioned for a palace,Lit cut after the pattern ofPs 92:12-14; 128:3Song 4:4; 7:413 Our agranariesarefull, providingeverykindofproduce,And our flocksdeliverthousands and tenthousands in our 1fields;Lit outsideProv 3:9, 1014 May our acattle1be bredWithout2bmishap and without3closs,Maytherebenodoutcry in our streets!Lit be ladenLit breachLit going out; i.e., miscarriageProv 14:42 Kin 25:10, 11Amos 5:3Is 24:11; Jer 14:215 Blessed are the peoplewho are sosituated;aBlessed are the peoplewhoseGod is the LORD!Ps 33:12