¹ Blessed be the LORD my strength, which teaches my hands to war, and my fingers to fight ² My goodness, and my fortress; my high tower, and my deliverer; my shield, and he in who I trust; who subdues my people under me. ³ LORD, what is man, that you takes knowledge of him! or the son of man, that you makes account of him! ⁴ Man is like to vanity: his days are as a shadow that passes away. ⁵ Bow your heavens, O LORD, and come down: touch the mountains, and they will smoke. ⁶ Cast forward lightning, and scatter them: shoot out your arrows, and destroy them. ⁷ Send your hand from above; rid me, and deliver me out of great waters, from the hand of strange children; ⁸ Whose mouth speaks vanity, and their right hand is a right hand of falsehood. ⁹ I will sing a new song to you, O God: on a psaltery and an instrument of ten strings will I sing praises to you. ¹⁰ It is he that gives salvation to kings: who delivers David his servant from the hurtful sword. ¹¹ Rid me, and deliver me from the hand of strange children, whose mouth speaks vanity, and their right hand is a right hand of falsehood ¹² That our sons may be as plants grown up in their youth; that our daughters may be as corner stones, polished after the similitude of a palace ¹³ That our garners may be full, affording all manner of store : that our sheep may bring forward thousands and ten thousands in our streets ¹⁴ That our oxen may be strong to labour; that there be no breaking in, nor going out; that there be no complaining in our streets. ¹⁵ Happy is that people, that is in such a case: yes, happy is that people, whose God is the LORD.