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Lord, what is man, that thou takest knowledge of him! or the son of man, that thou makest account of him (144:3) Man is like to vanity: his days are as a shadow that passeth away (144:4) Bow thy heavens, O Lord, and come down: touch the mountains, and they shall smoke (144:5) Cast forth lightning, and scatter them: shoot out thine arrows, and destroy them (144:6) Send thine hand from above; rid me, and deliver me out of great waters, from the hand of strange children (144:7) Whose mouth speaketh vanity, and their right hand is a right hand of falsehood (144:8) I will sing a new song unto thee, O God: upon a psaltery and an instrument of ten strings will I sing praises unto thee (144:9) It is he that giveth salvation unto kings: who delivereth David his servant from the hurtful sword (144:10) Rid me, and deliver me from the hand of strange children, whose mouth speaketh vanity, and their right hand is a right hand of falsehood (144:11) That 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 (144:12) That our garners may be full, affording all manner of store: that our sheep may bring forth thousands and ten thousands in our streets (144:13) That our oxen may be strong to labour; that there be no breaking in, nor going out; that there be no complaining in our streets (144:14) Happy is that people, that is in such a case: yea, happy is that people, whose God is the Lord
(144:15)
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