Dual Panel1For David BLESSED be the LORD, my rock, who trains my hands for battle, my fingers for fighting;
2my unfailing help, my fortress, my strong tower and refuge, my shield in whom I trust, he who subdues nations under me.
3LORD, what are human beings that you should care for them? What are frail mortals that you should take thought for them?
4They are no more than a puff of wind, their days like a fleeting shadow.
5LORD, part the heavens and come down; touch the mountains so that they pour forth smoke.
6Discharge your lightning-flashes far and wide, and send your arrows humming.
7Reach out your hands from on high; rescue me and snatch me from mighty waters, from the power of aliens
8whose every word is worthless, whose every oath is false.
9I shall sing a new song to you, my God, psalms to the music of a ten-stringed harp.
10God who gave victory to kings and deliverance to your servant David, rescue me from the cruel sword;
11snatch me from the power of aliens whose every word is worthless, whose every oath is false.
12Our sons in their youth will be like thriving plants, our daughters like sculptured corner pillars of a palace.
13Our barns will be filled with every kind of provision; our sheep will bear lambs in thousands upon thousands;
14the cattle in our fields will be fat and sleek. There will be no miscarriage or untimely birth, no cries of distress in our public places.
15Happy the people who are so blessed! Happy the people whose God is the LORD!