| New American Standard Bible 1995 | Holman Christian Standard Bible |
| 1A Psalm of David. Blessed be the LORD, my rock, Who trains my hands for war, And my fingers for battle; | 1Davidic. May the LORD, my rock, be praised, who trains my hands for battle and my fingers for warfare. |
| 2My lovingkindness and my fortress, My stronghold and my deliverer, My shield and He in whom I take refuge, Who subdues my people under me. | 2He is my faithful love and my fortress, my stronghold and my deliverer. He is my shield, and I take refuge in Him; He subdues my people under me. |
| 3O LORD, what is man, that You take knowledge of him? Or the son of man, that You think of him? | 3 LORD, what is man, that You care for him, the son of man, that You think of him? |
| 4Man is like a mere breath; His days are like a passing shadow. | 4Man is like a breath; his days are like a passing shadow. |
| 5Bow Your heavens, O LORD, and come down; Touch the mountains, that they may smoke. | 5 LORD, part Your heavens and come down. Touch the mountains, and they will smoke. |
| 6Flash forth lightning and scatter them; Send out Your arrows and confuse them. | 6Flash Your lightning and scatter the foe; shoot Your arrows and rout them. |
| 7Stretch forth Your hand from on high; Rescue me and deliver me out of great waters, Out of the hand of aliens | 7Reach down from heaven; rescue me from deep water, and set me free from the grasp of foreigners |
| 8Whose mouths speak deceit, And whose right hand is a right hand of falsehood. | 8whose mouths speak lies, whose right hands are deceptive. |
| 9I will sing a new song to You, O God; Upon a harp of ten strings I will sing praises to You, | 9God, I will sing a new song to You; I will play on a ten-stringed harp for You-- |
| 10Who gives salvation to kings, Who rescues David His servant from the evil sword. | 10the One who gives victory to kings, who frees His servant David from the deadly sword. |
| 11Rescue me and deliver me out of the hand of aliens, Whose mouth speaks deceit And whose right hand is a right hand of falsehood. | 11Set me free and rescue me from the grasp of foreigners whose mouths speak lies, whose right hands are deceptive. |
| 12Let our sons in their youth be as grown-up plants, And our daughters as corner pillars fashioned as for a palace; | 12Then our sons will be like plants nurtured in their youth, our daughters, like corner pillars that are carved in the palace style. |
| 13Let our garners be full, furnishing every kind of produce, And our flocks bring forth thousands and ten thousands in our fields; | 13Our storehouses will be full, supplying all kinds of produce; our flocks will increase by thousands and tens of thousands in our open fields. |
| 14Let our cattle bear Without mishap and without loss, Let there be no outcry in our streets! | 14Our cattle will be well fed. There will be no breach in the walls, no going into captivity, and no cry of lament in our public squares. |
| 15How blessed are the people who are so situated; How blessed are the people whose God is the LORD! | 15Happy are the people with such blessings. Happy are the people whose God is Yahweh. |
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