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
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 lovingkindness and amy fortress,My bstronghold and my deliverer,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 O LORD, awhat is man, that You takeknowledge of him?Or the son of man, that You think of him?Job 7:17; Ps 8:4; Heb 2:64 aMan is like a merebreath;His bdays are like a passingshadow.Ps 39:11Job 8:9; 14:2; Ps 102:11; 109:23
5 aBow Your heavens, O LORD, and bcomedown;cTouch the mountains, that they may smoke.Ps 18:9Is 64:1Ps 104:326 Flashforthalightning and scatter them;Send out Your barrows and confuse them.Ps 18:14Ps 7:13; 58:7; Hab 3:11; Zech 9:147 Stretchforth Your handafrom on high;Rescue me and bdeliver me out of greatwaters,Out of the hand of caliensPs 18:16Ps 69:1, 14Ps 18:44; 54:38 Whosemouthsaspeakdeceit,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 I will sing a anewsong to You, O God;Upon a bharp of tenstrings I will singpraises to You,Ps 33:3; 40:3Ps 33:210 Who agivessalvation to kings,Who brescuesDavid His servant from the evilsword.Ps 18:502 Sam 18:7; Ps 140:711 Rescue me and deliver me out of the hand of aaliens,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 Let our sons in their youth be as agrown-upplants,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 Let our agarners be full, furnishingeverykind of produce,And our flocksbringforththousands and tenthousands in our 1fields;Lit outsideProv 3:9, 1014 Let our acattle1bearWithout2bmishap and without3closs,Lettherebenodoutcry 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 peoplewho are so situated;How ablessed are the peoplewhoseGod is the LORD!Ps 33:12