[144:1] Praise the Lord, my protector! He trains me for battle and prepares me for war.
[144:2] He is my protector and defender, my shelter and savior, in whom I trust for safety. He subdues the nations under me.
[144:3] Lord, what are mortals, that you notice them; mere mortals, that you pay attention to us?
[144:4] We are like a puff of wind; our days are like a passing shadow.
[144:5] O Lord, tear the sky open and come down; touch the mountains, and they will pour out smoke.
[144:6] Send flashes of lightning and scatter your enemies; shoot your arrows and send them running.
[144:7] Reach down from above, pull me out of the deep water, and rescue me; save me from the power of foreigners,
[144:8] who never tell the truth and lie even under oath.
[144:9] I will sing you a new song, O God; I will play the harp and sing to you.
[144:10] You give victory to kings and rescue your servant David.
[144:11] Save me from my cruel enemies; rescue me from the power of foreigners, who never tell the truth and lie even under oath.
[144:12] May our sons in their youth be like plants that grow up strong. May our daughters be like stately columns which adorn the corners of a palace.
[144:13] May our barns be filled with crops of every kind. May the sheep in our fields bear young by the tens of thousands.
[144:14] May our cattle reproduce plentifully without miscarriage or loss. May there be no cries of distress in our streets.
[144:15] Happy is the nation of whom this is true; happy are the people whose God is the Lord!