Psalmorum 144

1 David adversus Goliad benedictus Dominus Deus meus qui docet manus meas ad proelium digitos meos ad bellum

[A Psalm] of David. Blessed [be] the LORD my strength, which teacheth my hands to war, [and] my fingers to fight:

2 misericordia mea et refugium meum susceptor meus et liberator meus protector meus et in eo speravi qui subdis populum meum sub me

My goodness, and my fortress; my high tower, and my deliverer; my shield, and [he] in whom I trust; who subdueth my people under me.

3 Domine quid est homo quia innotuisti ei aut filius hominis quia reputas eum

LORD, what [is] man, that thou takest knowledge of him! [or] the son of man, that thou makest account of him!

4 homo vanitati similis factus est dies eius sicut umbra praetereunt

Man is like to vanity: his days [are] as a shadow that passeth away.

5 Domine inclina caelos tuos et descende tange montes et fumigabunt

Bow thy heavens, O LORD, and come down: touch the mountains, and they shall smoke.

6 fulgora coruscationem et dissipabis eos emitte sagittas tuas et conturbabis eos

Cast forth lightning, and scatter them: shoot out thine arrows, and destroy them.

7 emitte manum tuam de alto eripe me et libera me de aquis multis de manu filiorum alienorum

Send thine hand from above; rid me, and deliver me out of great waters, from the hand of strange children;

8 quorum os locutum est vanitatem et dextera eorum dextera iniquitatis

Whose mouth speaketh vanity, and their right hand [is] a right hand of falsehood.

9 Deus canticum novum cantabo tibi in psalterio decacordo psallam tibi

I will sing a new song unto thee, O God: upon a psaltery [and] an instrument of ten strings will I sing praises unto thee.

10 qui das salutem regibus qui redimit David servum suum de gladio maligno

[It is he] that giveth salvation unto kings: who delivereth David his servant from the hurtful sword.

11 eripe me et eripe me de manu filiorum alienigenarum quorum os locutum est vanitatem et dextera eorum dextera iniquitatis

Rid me, and deliver me from the hand of strange children, whose mouth speaketh vanity, and their right hand [is] a right hand of falsehood:

12 quorum filii sicut novella plantationis in iuventute sua filiae eorum conpositae circumornatae ut similitudo templi

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 promptuaria eorum plena eructantia ex hoc in illud oves eorum fetosae abundantes in egressibus suis

[That] our garners [may be] full, affording all manner of store: [that] our sheep may bring forth thousands and ten thousands in our streets:

14 boves eorum crassi non est ruina maceriae neque transitus neque clamor in plateis eorum

[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 beatum dixerunt populum cui haec sunt beatus populus cuius Dominus Deus eius

Happy [is that] people, that is in such a case: [yea], happy [is that] people, whose God [is] the LORD.