Psalms 144 | Biblion Bible Reader

WEB·Psalms 145

¹A praise psalm by David. I will exalt you, my God, the King. I will praise your name forever and ever.

KJVDavid's^H1732 Psalm of praise^H8416. I will extol^H7311^(H8787) thee, my God^H430, O king^H4428; and I will bless^H1288^(H8762) thy name^H8034 for ever^H5769 and ever^H5703.

² Every day I will praise you. I will extol your name forever and ever.

KJVEvery day^H3117 will I bless^H1288^(H8762) thee; and I will praise^H1984^(H8762) thy name^H8034 for ever^H5769 and ever^H5703.

³ Great is Yahweh, and greatly to be praised! His greatness is unsearchable.

KJVGreat^H1419 is the LORD^H3068, and greatly^H3966 to be praised^H1984^(H8794); and his greatness^H1420 is unsearchable^H2714.

⁴ One generation will commend your works to another, and will declare your mighty acts.

KJVOne^H1755 generation^H1755 shall praise^H7623^(H8762) thy works^H4639 to another, and shall declare^H5046^(H8686) thy mighty acts^H1369.

⁵ I will meditate on the glorious majesty of your honor, on your wondrous works.

KJVI will speak^H7878^(H8799) of the glorious^H3519 honour^H1926 of thy majesty^H1935, and of thy wondrous^H6381^(H8737) works^H1697.

⁶ Men will speak of the might of your awesome acts. I will declare your greatness.

KJVAnd men shall speak^H559^(H8799) of the might^H5807 of thy terrible acts^H3372^(H8737): and I will declare^H5608^(H8762) thy greatness^H1420.

⁷ They will utter the memory of your great goodness, and will sing of your righteousness.

KJVThey shall abundantly utter^H5042^(H8686) the memory^H2143 of thy great^H7227 goodness^H2898, and shall sing^H7442^(H8762) of thy righteousness^H6666.

⁸ Yahweh is gracious, merciful, slow to anger, and of great loving kindness.

KJVThe LORD^H3068 is gracious^H2587, and full of compassion^H7349; slow^H750 to anger^H639, and of great^H1419 mercy^H2617.

⁹ Yahweh is good to all. His tender mercies are over all his works.

KJVThe LORD^H3068 is good^H2896 to all: and his tender mercies^H7356 are over all his works^H4639.

¹⁰ All your works will give thanks to you, Yahweh. Your saints will extol you.

KJVAll thy works^H4639 shall praise^H3034^(H8686) thee, O LORD^H3068; and thy saints^H2623 shall bless^H1288^(H8762) thee.

¹¹ They will speak of the glory of your kingdom, and talk about your power,

KJVThey shall speak^H559^(H8799) of the glory^H3519 of thy kingdom^H4438, and talk^H1696^(H8762) of thy power^H1369;

¹² to make known to the sons of men his mighty acts, the glory of the majesty of his kingdom.

KJVTo make known^H3045^(H8687) to the sons^H1121 of men^H120 his mighty acts^H1369, and the glorious^H3519 majesty^H1926 of his kingdom^H4438.

¹³ Your kingdom is an everlasting kingdom. Your dominion endures throughout all generations. Yahweh is faithful in all his words, and loving in all his deeds.

KJVThy kingdom^H4438 is an everlasting^H5769 kingdom^H4438, and thy dominion^H4475 endureth throughout all^H1755 generations^H1755.

¹⁴ Yahweh upholds all who fall, and raises up all those who are bowed down.

KJVThe LORD^H3068 upholdeth^H5564^(H8802) all that fall^H5307^(H8802), and raiseth up^H2210^(H8802) all those that be bowed down^H3721^(H8803).

¹⁵ The eyes of all wait for you. You give them their food in due season.

KJVThe eyes^H5869 of all wait^H7663^(H8762) upon thee; and thou givest^H5414^(H8802) them their meat^H400 in due season^H6256.

¹⁶ You open your hand, and satisfy the desire of every living thing.

KJVThou openest^H6605^(H8802) thine hand^H3027, and satisfiest^H7646^(H8688) the desire^H7522 of every living thing^H2416.

¹⁷ Yahweh is righteous in all his ways, and gracious in all his works.

KJVThe LORD^H3068 is righteous^H6662 in all his ways^H1870, and holy^H2623 in all his works^H4639.

¹⁸ Yahweh is near to all those who call on him, to all who call on him in truth.

KJVThe LORD^H3068 is nigh^H7138 unto all them that call^H7121^(H8802) upon him, to all that call^H7121^(H8799) upon him in truth^H571.

¹⁹ He will fulfill the desire of those who fear him. He also will hear their cry, and will save them.

KJVHe will fulfil^H6213^(H8799) the desire^H7522 of them that fear^H3373 him: he also will hear^H8085^(H8799) their cry^H7775, and will save^H3467^(H8686) them.

²⁰ Yahweh preserves all those who love him, but he will destroy all the wicked.

KJVThe LORD^H3068 preserveth^H8104^(H8802) all them that love^H157^(H8802) him: but all the wicked^H7563 will he destroy^H8045^(H8686).

²¹ My mouth will speak the praise of Yahweh. Let all flesh bless his holy name forever and ever.

KJVMy mouth^H6310 shall speak^H1696^(H8762) the praise^H8416 of the LORD^H3068: and let all flesh^H1320 bless^H1288^(H8762) his holy^H6944 name^H8034 for ever^H5769 and ever^H5703.

WEB·Psalms 144

¹By David. Blessed be Yahweh, my rock, who trains my hands to war, and my fingers to battle—

KJVA Psalm of David^H1732. Blessed^H1288^(H8803) be the LORD^H3068 my strength^H6697, which teacheth^H3925^(H8764) my hands^H3027 to war^H7128, and my fingers^H676 to fight^H4421:

² my loving kindness, my fortress, my high tower, my deliverer, my shield, and he in whom I take refuge, who subdues my people under me.

KJVMy goodness^H2617, and my fortress^H4686; my high tower^H4869, and my deliverer^H6403^(H8764); my shield^H4043, and he in whom I trust^H2620^(H8804); who subdueth^H7286^(H8802) my people^H5971 under me.

³ Yahweh, what is man, that you care for him? Or the son of man, that you think of him?

KJVLORD^H3068, what is man^H120, that thou takest knowledge^H3045^(H8799) of him! or the son^H1121 of man^H582, that thou makest account^H2803^(H8762) of him!

⁴ Man is like a breath. His days are like a shadow that passes away.

KJVMan^H120 is like^H1819^(H8804) to vanity^H1892: his days^H3117 are as a shadow^H6738 that passeth away^H5674^(H8802).

⁵ Part your heavens, Yahweh, and come down. Touch the mountains, and they will smoke.

KJVBow^H5186^(H8685) thy heavens^H8064, O LORD^H3068, and come down^H3381^(H8799): touch^H5060^(H8798) the mountains^H2022, and they shall smoke^H6225^(H8799).

⁶ Throw out lightning, and scatter them. Send out your arrows, and rout them.

KJVCast forth^H1299^(H8798) lightning^H1300, and scatter^H6327^(H8686) them: shoot out^H7971^(H8798) thine arrows^H2671, and destroy^H2000^(H8799) them.

⁷ Stretch out your hand from above, rescue me, and deliver me out of great waters, out of the hands of foreigners,

KJVSend^H7971^(H8798) thine hand^H3027 from above^H4791; rid^H6475^(H8798) me, and deliver^H5337^(H8685) me out of great^H7227 waters^H4325, from the hand^H3027 of strange^H5236 children^H1121;

⁸ whose mouths speak deceit, whose right hand is a right hand of falsehood.

KJVWhose mouth^H6310 speaketh^H1696^(H8765) vanity^H7723, and their right hand^H3225 is a right hand^H3225 of falsehood^H8267.

⁹ I will sing a new song to you, God. On a ten-stringed lyre, I will sing praises to you.

KJVI will sing^H7891^(H8799) 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^(H8762) unto thee.

¹⁰ You are he who gives salvation to kings, who rescues David, his servant, from the deadly sword.

KJVIt is he that giveth^H5414^(H8802) salvation^H8668 unto kings^H4428: who delivereth^H6475^(H8802) David^H1732 his servant^H5650 from the hurtful^H7451 sword^H2719.

¹¹ Rescue me, and deliver me out of the hands of foreigners, whose mouths speak deceit, whose right hand is a right hand of falsehood.

KJVRid^H6475^(H8798) me, and deliver^H5337^(H8685) me from the hand^H3027 of strange^H5236 children^H1121, whose mouth^H6310 speaketh^H1696^(H8765) vanity^H7723, and their right hand^H3225 is a right hand^H3225 of falsehood^H8267:

¹² Then our sons will be like well-nurtured plants, our daughters like pillars carved to adorn a palace.

KJVThat our sons^H1121 may be as plants^H5195 grown up^H1431^(H8794) in their youth^H5271; that our daughters^H1323 may be as corner stones^H2106, polished^H2404^(H8794) after the similitude^H8403 of a palace^H1964:

¹³ Our barns are full, filled with all kinds of provision. Our sheep produce thousands and ten thousands in our fields.

KJVThat our garners^H4200 may be full^H4392, affording^H6329^(H8688) all manner of store^H2177^H2177: that our sheep^H6629 may bring forth thousands^H503^(H8688) and ten thousands^H7231^(H8794) in our streets^H2351:

¹⁴ Our oxen will pull heavy loads. There is no breaking in, and no going away, and no outcry in our streets.

KJVThat our oxen^H441 may be strong to labour^H5445^(H8794); that there be no breaking in^H6556, nor going out^H3318^(H8802); that there be no complaining^H6682 in our streets^H7339.

¹⁵ Happy are the people who are in such a situation. Happy are the people whose God is Yahweh.

KJVHappy^H835 is that people^H5971, that is in such a case^H3602: yea, happy^H835 is that people^H5971, whose God^H430 is the LORD^H3068.

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