rsv Psalms:144:5-15 SEEK
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Man is like a breath ,
his days are like a passing shadow .
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Bow thy heavens ,
O LORD ,
and come down !
Touch the mountains that they smoke !
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Flash forth the lightning and scatter them ,
send out thy arrows and rout them !
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Stretch forth thy hand from on high ,
rescue me and deliver me from the many waters ,
from the hand of aliens ,
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whose mouths speak lies ,
and whose right hand is a right hand of falsehood .
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I will sing a new song to thee ,
O God ;
upon a ten-stringed harp I will play to thee ,
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who givest victory to kings ,
who rescuest David thy servant .
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Rescue me from the cruel sword ,
and deliver me from the hand of aliens ,
whose mouths speak lies ,
and whose right hand is a right hand of falsehood .
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May our sons in their youth be like plants full grown ,
our daughters like corner pillars cut for the structure of a palace ;
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may our garners be full ,
providing all manner of store ;
may our sheep bring forth thousands and ten thousands in our fields ;
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may our cattle be heavy with young ,
suffering no mischance or failure in bearing ;
may there be no cry of distress in our streets ! [ (
Psalms strkjv @
144:16 )
Happy the people to whom such blessings fall !
Happy the people whose God is the LORD ! ]