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1. Praise the Lord, my Rock, who trains me for war, who trains me for battle.
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1. A Psalm of David H1732 . Blessed H1288 be the LORD H3068 my strength H6697 , which teacheth H3925 my hands H3027 to war H7128 , and my fingers H676 to fight H4421 :
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2. He protects me like a strong, walled city, and he loves me. He is my defender and my Savior, my shield and my protection. He helps me keep my people under control.
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2. My goodness H2617 , and my fortress H4686 ; my high tower H4869 , and my deliverer H6403 ; my shield H4043 , and he in whom I trust H2620 ; who subdueth H7286 my people H5971 under H8478 me.
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3. Lord, why are people important to you? Why do you even think about human beings?
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3. LORD H3068 , what H4100 is man H120 , that thou takest knowledge H3045 of him! or the son H1121 of man H582 , that thou makest account H2803 of him!
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4. People are like a breath; their lives are like passing shadows.
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4. Man H120 is like H1819 to vanity H1892 : his days H3117 are as a shadow H6738 that passeth away H5674 .
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5. Lord, tear open the sky and come down. Touch the mountains so they will smoke.
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5. Bow H5186 thy heavens H8064 , O LORD H3068 , and come down H3381 : touch H5060 the mountains H2022 , and they shall smoke H6225 .
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6. Send the lightning and scatter my enemies. Shoot your arrows and force them away.
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6. Cast forth H1299 lightning H1300 , and scatter H6327 them : shoot out H7971 thine arrows H2671 , and destroy H2000 them.
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7. Reach down from above. Save me and rescue me out of this sea of enemies, from these foreigners.
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7. Send H7971 thine hand H3027 from above H4480 H4791 ; rid H6475 me , and deliver H5337 me out of great H7227 waters H4480 H4325 , from the hand H4480 H3027 of strange H5236 children H1121 ;
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8. They are liars; they are dishonest.
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8. Whose H834 mouth H6310 speaketh H1696 vanity H7723 , and their right hand H3225 is a right hand H3225 of falsehood H8267 .
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9. God, I will sing a new song to you; I will play to you on the ten-stringed harp.
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9. I will sing H7891 a new H2319 song H7892 unto thee , O God H430 : upon a psaltery H5035 and an instrument of ten strings H6218 will I sing praises H2167 unto thee.
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10. You give victory to kings. You save your servant David from cruel swords.
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10. It is he that giveth H5414 salvation H8668 unto kings H4428 : who delivereth H6475 H853 David H1732 his servant H5650 from the hurtful H7451 sword H4480 H2719 .
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11. Save me, rescue me from these foreigners. They are liars; they are dishonest.
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11. Rid H6475 me , and deliver H5337 me from the hand H4480 H3027 of strange H5236 children H1121 , whose H834 mouth H6310 speaketh H1696 vanity H7723 , and their right hand H3225 is a right hand H3225 of falsehood H8267 :
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12. Let our sons in their youth grow like plants. Let our daughters be like the decorated stones in the Temple.
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12. That H834 our sons H1121 may be as plants H5195 grown up H1431 in their youth H5271 ; that our daughters H1323 may be as corner stones H2106 , polished H2404 after the similitude H8403 of a palace H1964 :
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13. Let our barns be filled with crops of all kinds. Let our sheep in the fields have thousands and tens of thousands of lambs.
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13. That our garners H4200 may be full H4392 , affording H6329 all manner of store H4480 H2177 H413 H2177 : that our sheep H6629 may bring forth thousands H503 and ten thousands H7231 in our streets H2351 :
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14. Let our cattle be strong. Let no one break in. Let there be no war, no screams in our streets.
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14. That our oxen H441 may be strong to labor H5445 ; that there be no H369 breaking in H6556 , nor H369 going out H3318 ; that there be no H369 complaining H6682 in our streets H7339 .
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15. Happy are those who are like this; happy are the people whose God is the Lord. A psalm of praise. Of David.
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15. Happy H835 is that people H5971 , that is in such a case H7945 H3602 : yea , happy H835 is that people H5971 , whose God H430 is the LORD H7945 H3068 .
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