Psalms 144
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1Blessed be the LORD my strength, which teacheth my hands to war, and my fingers to fight:
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2My goodness, and my fortress; my high tower, and my deliverer; my shield, and he in whom I trust; who subdueth my people under me.
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3LORD, what is man, that thou takest knowledge of him! or the son of man, that thou makest account of him!
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4Man is like to vanity: his days are as a shadow that passeth away.
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5Bow thy heavens, O LORD, and come down: touch the mountains, and they shall smoke.
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6Cast forth lightning, and scatter them: shoot out thine arrows, and destroy them.
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7Send thine hand from above; rid me, and deliver me out of great waters, from the hand of strange children;
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8Whose mouth speaketh vanity, and their right hand is a right hand of falsehood.
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9I will sing a new song unto thee, O God: upon a psaltery and an instrument of ten strings will I sing praises unto thee.
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10It is he that giveth salvation unto kings: who delivereth David his servant from the hurtful sword.
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11Rid me, and deliver me from the hand of strange children, whose mouth speaketh vanity, and their right hand is a right hand of falsehood:
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12That our sons may be as plants grown up in their youth; that our daughters may be as corner stones, polished after the similitude of a palace:
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13That our garners may be full, affording all manner of store: that our sheep may bring forth thousands and ten thousands in our streets:
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14That our oxen may be strong to labour; that there be no breaking in, nor going out; that there be no complaining in our streets.
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15Happy is that people, that is in such a case: yea, happy is that people, whose God is the LORD.
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Cross References
Psalms 144:1
Psalms 18:34He teacheth my hands to war, so that a bow of steel is broken by mine arms.2 Samuel 22:35He teacheth my hands to war; so that a bow of steel is broken by mine arms.Psalms 18:2The LORD is my rock, and my fortress, and my deliverer; my God, my strength, in...Psalms 44:3For they got not the land in possession by their own sword, neither did their ow...Ephesians 6:10Finally, my brethren, be strong in the Lord, and in the power of his might.
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2 Samuel 22:2And he said, The LORD is my rock, and my fortress, and my deliverer;Psalms 18:2The LORD is my rock, and my fortress, and my deliverer; my God, my strength, in...Psalms 91:2I will say of the LORD, He is my refuge and my fortress: my God; in him will I t...Psalms 59:9Because of his strength will I wait upon thee: for God is my defence.Psalms 84:9Behold, O God our shield, and look upon the face of thine anointed.
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Psalms 8:4What is man, that thou art mindful of him? and the son of man, that thou visites...Job 7:17What is man, that thou shouldest magnify him? and that thou shouldest set thine...Hebrews 2:6But one in a certain place testified, saying, What is man, that thou art mindful...Job 15:14What is man, that he should be clean? and he which is born of a woman, that he s...Psalms 146:3Put not your trust in princes, nor in the son of man, in whom there is no help.
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Psalms 102:11My days are like a shadow that declineth; and I am withered like grass.Psalms 109:23I am gone like the shadow when it declineth: I am tossed up and down as the locu...Job 8:9(For we are but of yesterday, and know nothing, because our days upon earth are...Psalms 39:5Behold, thou hast made my days as an handbreadth; and mine age is as nothing bef...Ecclesiastes 12:8¶ Vanity of vanities, saith the preacher; all is vanity.
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Psalms 18:9He bowed the heavens also, and came down: and darkness was under his feet.Psalms 104:32He looketh on the earth, and it trembleth: he toucheth the hills, and they smoke...Exodus 19:18And mount Sinai was altogether on a smoke, because the LORD descended upon it in...Habakkuk 3:3God came from Teman, and the Holy One from mount Paran. Selah. His glory covered...Nahum 1:3The LORD is slow to anger, and great in power, and will not at all acquit the wi...
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Deuteronomy 32:23I will heap mischiefs upon them; I will spend mine arrows upon them.Psalms 18:13The LORD also thundered in the heavens, and the Highest gave his voice; hail sto...Deuteronomy 32:42I will make mine arrows drunk with blood, and my sword shall devour flesh; and t...Psalms 77:17The clouds poured out water: the skies sent out a sound: thine arrows also went...Psalms 21:12Therefore shalt thou make them turn their back, when thou shalt make ready thine...
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Psalms 69:1Save me, O God; for the waters are come in unto my soul.Psalms 18:16He sent from above, he took me, he drew me out of many waters.Revelation 17:15And he saith unto me, The waters which thou sawest, where the whore sitteth, are...Psalms 54:3For strangers are risen up against me, and oppressors seek after my soul: they h...Matthew 27:43He trusted in God; let him deliver him now, if he will have him: for he said, I...
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Psalms 12:2They speak vanity every one with his neighbour: with flattering lips and with a...Psalms 62:4They only consult to cast him down from his excellency: they delight in lies: th...Psalms 41:6And if he come to see me, he speaketh vanity: his heart gathereth iniquity to it...Isaiah 44:20He feedeth on ashes: a deceived heart hath turned him aside, that he cannot deli...Deuteronomy 32:40For I lift up my hand to heaven, and say, I live for ever.
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Psalms 33:2Praise the LORD with harp: sing unto him with the psaltery and an instrument of...Psalms 40:3And he hath put a new song in my mouth, even praise unto our God: many shall see...Psalms 81:1Sing aloud unto God our strength: make a joyful noise unto the God of Jacob.Psalms 149:1Praise ye the LORD. Sing unto the LORD a new song, and his praise in the congreg...Psalms 150:3Praise him with the sound of the trumpet: praise him with the psaltery and harp.
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Psalms 18:50Great deliverance giveth he to his king; and sheweth mercy to his anointed, to D...Psalms 140:7O GOD the Lord, the strength of my salvation, thou hast covered my head in the d...Psalms 33:16There is no king saved by the multitude of an host: a mighty man is not delivere...Isaiah 45:1Thus saith the LORD to his anointed, to Cyrus, whose right hand I have holden, t...2 Samuel 8:6Then David put garrisons in Syria of Damascus: and the Syrians became servants t...
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Psalms 144:7Send thine hand from above; rid me, and deliver me out of great waters, from the...Isaiah 44:20He feedeth on ashes: a deceived heart hath turned him aside, that he cannot deli...Psalms 12:2They speak vanity every one with his neighbour: with flattering lips and with a...2 Samuel 17:1Moreover Ahithophel said unto Absalom, Let me now choose out twelve thousand men...2 Samuel 16:5¶ And when king David came to Bahurim, behold, thence came out a man of the fami...
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Psalms 128:3Thy wife shall be as a fruitful vine by the sides of thine house: thy children l...1 Peter 3:3Whose adorning let it not be that outward adorning of plaiting the hair, and of...Isaiah 44:3For I will pour water upon him that is thirsty, and floods upon the dry ground:...Song of Solomon 8:8¶ We have a little sister, and she hath no breasts: what shall we do for our sis...Job 42:15And in all the land were no women found so fair as the daughters of Job: and the...
Cross References
Psalms 144:1
Psalms 18:34He teacheth my hands to war, so that a bow of steel is broken by mine arms.2 Samuel 22:35He teacheth my hands to war; so that a bow of steel is broken by mine arms.Psalms 18:2The LORD is my rock, and my fortress, and my deliverer; my God, my strength, in...Psalms 44:3For they got not the land in possession by their own sword, neither did their ow...Ephesians 6:10Finally, my brethren, be strong in the Lord, and in the power of his might.
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2 Samuel 22:2And he said, The LORD is my rock, and my fortress, and my deliverer;Psalms 18:2The LORD is my rock, and my fortress, and my deliverer; my God, my strength, in...Psalms 91:2I will say of the LORD, He is my refuge and my fortress: my God; in him will I t...Psalms 59:9Because of his strength will I wait upon thee: for God is my defence.Psalms 84:9Behold, O God our shield, and look upon the face of thine anointed.
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Psalms 8:4What is man, that thou art mindful of him? and the son of man, that thou visites...Job 7:17What is man, that thou shouldest magnify him? and that thou shouldest set thine...Hebrews 2:6But one in a certain place testified, saying, What is man, that thou art mindful...Job 15:14What is man, that he should be clean? and he which is born of a woman, that he s...Psalms 146:3Put not your trust in princes, nor in the son of man, in whom there is no help.
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Psalms 102:11My days are like a shadow that declineth; and I am withered like grass.Psalms 109:23I am gone like the shadow when it declineth: I am tossed up and down as the locu...Job 8:9(For we are but of yesterday, and know nothing, because our days upon earth are...Psalms 39:5Behold, thou hast made my days as an handbreadth; and mine age is as nothing bef...Ecclesiastes 12:8¶ Vanity of vanities, saith the preacher; all is vanity.
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Psalms 18:9He bowed the heavens also, and came down: and darkness was under his feet.Psalms 104:32He looketh on the earth, and it trembleth: he toucheth the hills, and they smoke...Exodus 19:18And mount Sinai was altogether on a smoke, because the LORD descended upon it in...Habakkuk 3:3God came from Teman, and the Holy One from mount Paran. Selah. His glory covered...Nahum 1:3The LORD is slow to anger, and great in power, and will not at all acquit the wi...
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Deuteronomy 32:23I will heap mischiefs upon them; I will spend mine arrows upon them.Psalms 18:13The LORD also thundered in the heavens, and the Highest gave his voice; hail sto...Deuteronomy 32:42I will make mine arrows drunk with blood, and my sword shall devour flesh; and t...Psalms 77:17The clouds poured out water: the skies sent out a sound: thine arrows also went...Psalms 21:12Therefore shalt thou make them turn their back, when thou shalt make ready thine...
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Psalms 69:1Save me, O God; for the waters are come in unto my soul.Psalms 18:16He sent from above, he took me, he drew me out of many waters.Revelation 17:15And he saith unto me, The waters which thou sawest, where the whore sitteth, are...Psalms 54:3For strangers are risen up against me, and oppressors seek after my soul: they h...Matthew 27:43He trusted in God; let him deliver him now, if he will have him: for he said, I...
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Psalms 12:2They speak vanity every one with his neighbour: with flattering lips and with a...Psalms 62:4They only consult to cast him down from his excellency: they delight in lies: th...Psalms 41:6And if he come to see me, he speaketh vanity: his heart gathereth iniquity to it...Isaiah 44:20He feedeth on ashes: a deceived heart hath turned him aside, that he cannot deli...Deuteronomy 32:40For I lift up my hand to heaven, and say, I live for ever.
Psalms 144:9
Psalms 33:2Praise the LORD with harp: sing unto him with the psaltery and an instrument of...Psalms 40:3And he hath put a new song in my mouth, even praise unto our God: many shall see...Psalms 81:1Sing aloud unto God our strength: make a joyful noise unto the God of Jacob.Psalms 149:1Praise ye the LORD. Sing unto the LORD a new song, and his praise in the congreg...Psalms 150:3Praise him with the sound of the trumpet: praise him with the psaltery and harp.
Psalms 144:10
Psalms 18:50Great deliverance giveth he to his king; and sheweth mercy to his anointed, to D...Psalms 140:7O GOD the Lord, the strength of my salvation, thou hast covered my head in the d...Psalms 33:16There is no king saved by the multitude of an host: a mighty man is not delivere...Isaiah 45:1Thus saith the LORD to his anointed, to Cyrus, whose right hand I have holden, t...2 Samuel 8:6Then David put garrisons in Syria of Damascus: and the Syrians became servants t...
Psalms 144:11
Psalms 144:7Send thine hand from above; rid me, and deliver me out of great waters, from the...Isaiah 44:20He feedeth on ashes: a deceived heart hath turned him aside, that he cannot deli...Psalms 12:2They speak vanity every one with his neighbour: with flattering lips and with a...2 Samuel 17:1Moreover Ahithophel said unto Absalom, Let me now choose out twelve thousand men...2 Samuel 16:5¶ And when king David came to Bahurim, behold, thence came out a man of the fami...
Psalms 144:12
Psalms 128:3Thy wife shall be as a fruitful vine by the sides of thine house: thy children l...1 Peter 3:3Whose adorning let it not be that outward adorning of plaiting the hair, and of...Isaiah 44:3For I will pour water upon him that is thirsty, and floods upon the dry ground:...Song of Solomon 8:8¶ We have a little sister, and she hath no breasts: what shall we do for our sis...Job 42:15And in all the land were no women found so fair as the daughters of Job: and the...