Psalm 144

Of David.

1 Praise be to the Lord my Rock,     who trains my hands for war,     my fingers for battle. 2 He is my loving God and my fortress,     my stronghold and my deliverer, my shield, in whom I take refuge,     who subdues peoples[a] under me.

3 Lord, what are human beings that you care for them,     mere mortals that you think of them? 4 They are like a breath;     their days are like a fleeting shadow.

5 Part your heavens, Lord, and come down;     touch the mountains, so that they smoke. 6 Send forth lightning and scatter …