| New King James Version | King James Bible |
| 1[i]A Psalm[/i] of David. Blessed be the LORD my Rock, Who trains my hands for war, And my fingers for battle— | 1A Psalm of David. Blessed be the LORD my strength, which teacheth my hands to war, and my fingers to fight: |
| 2My lovingkindness and my fortress, My high tower and my deliverer, My shield and the One in whom I take refuge, Who subdues my people under me. | 2My goodness, and my fortress; my high tower, and my deliverer; my shield, and he in whom I trust; who subdueth my people under me. |
| 3LORD, what is man, that You take knowledge of him? Or the son of man, that You are mindful of him? | 3LORD, what is man, that thou takest knowledge of him! or the son of man, that thou makest account of him! |
| 4Man is like a breath; His days are like a passing shadow. | 4Man is like to vanity: his days are as a shadow that passeth away. |
| 5Bow down Your heavens, O LORD, and come down; Touch the mountains, and they shall smoke. | 5Bow thy heavens, O LORD, and come down: touch the mountains, and they shall smoke. |
| 6Flash forth lightning and scatter them; Shoot out Your arrows and destroy them. | 6Cast forth lightning, and scatter them: shoot out thine arrows, and destroy them. |
| 7Stretch out Your hand from above; Rescue me and deliver me out of great waters, From the hand of foreigners, | 7Send thine hand from above; rid me, and deliver me out of great waters, from the hand of strange children; |
| 8Whose mouth speaks lying words, And whose right hand is a right hand of falsehood. | 8Whose mouth speaketh vanity, and their right hand is a right hand of falsehood. |
| 9I will sing a new song to You, O God; On a harp of ten strings I will sing praises to You, | 9I will sing a new song unto thee, O God: upon a psaltery and an instrument of ten strings will I sing praises unto thee. |
| 10The One who gives salvation to kings, Who delivers David His servant From the deadly sword. | 10It is he that giveth salvation unto kings: who delivereth David his servant from the hurtful sword. |
| 11Rescue me and deliver me from the hand of foreigners, Whose mouth speaks lying words, And whose right hand is a right hand of falsehood— | 11Rid me, and deliver me from the hand of strange children, whose mouth speaketh vanity, and their right hand is a right hand of falsehood: |
| 12That our sons may be as plants grown up in their youth; That our daughters may be as pillars, Sculptured in palace style; | 12That 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: |
| 13That our barns may be full, Supplying all kinds of produce; That our sheep may bring forth thousands And ten thousands in our fields; | 13That our garners may be full, affording all manner of store: that our sheep may bring forth thousands and ten thousands in our streets: |
| 14That our oxen may be well laden; That there be no breaking in or going out; That there be no outcry in our streets. | 14That our oxen may be strong to labour; that there be no breaking in, nor going out; that there be no complaining in our streets. |
| 15Happy are the people who are in such a state; Happy are the people whose God is the LORD! | 15Happy is that people, that is in such a case: yea, happy is that people, whose God is the LORD. |
| The Holy Bible, New King James Version, Copyright © 1982 Thomas Nelson. All rights reserved. | King James Bible, text courtesy of BibleProtector.com. |
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