1 Who trains my hands for war, And my fingers for battle;  |  | 
2 My lovingkindness and my fortress, My stronghold and my deliverer, My shield and He in whom I take refuge, Who subduesa Another reading is peoplesmy people under me.  |  | 
3 Blessed be the LORD, my rock,  |  | 
3 O LORD, what is man, that You take knowledge of him? Or the son of man, that You think of him?  |  | 
4 Man is like a mere breath; His days are like a passing shadow.  |  | 
5 Bow Your heavens, O LORD, and come down; Touch the mountains, that they may smoke.  |  | 
6 Flash forth lightning and scatter them; Send out Your arrows and confuse them.  |  | 
7 Stretch forth Your hand from on high; Rescue me and deliver me out of great waters, Out of the hand of aliens  |  | 
8 Whose mouths speak deceit, And whose right hand is a right hand of falsehood.  |  | 
9 I will sing a new song to You, O God; Upon a harp of ten strings I will sing praises to You,  |  | 
10 Who gives salvation to kings, Who rescues David His servant from the evil sword.  |  | 
11 Rescue me and deliver me out of the hand of aliens, Whose mouth speaks deceit And whose right hand is a right hand of falsehood.  |  | 
12 Let our sons in their youth be as grown-up plants, And our daughters as corner pillarsb Lit cut after the pattern offashioned as for a palace;  |  | 
13 Let our garners be full, furnishing every kind of produce, And our flocks bring forth thousands and ten thousands in ourc Lit outsidefields;  |  | 
14 Let our cattled Lit be ladenbear Withoute Lit bursting forthmishap and withoutf Lit going outloss, Let there be no outcry in our streets!  |  | 
15 How blessed are the people who are so situated; How blessed are the people whose God is the LORD!  |  |