1Of David. Blessed be the LORD my refuge, which teacheth my hands to war, and my fingers to fight.
2My hope and my castle, my defense and my deliverer, my shield in whom I trust, which governeth the people that is under me.
3LORD, what is man, that thou hast such respect unto him? Or the son of man, that thou so regardest him?
4Man is like a thing of naught, his time passeth away like a shadow.
5Bow thy heavens, O LORD, and come down, touch the mountains, that they may smoke withal.
6Send forth the lightning, and scatter them, shoot out thine arrows, and consume them.
7Send down thine hand from above, deliver me, and take me out of the greatwaters, from the hand of strange children.
8Whose mouth talketh of vanity, and their right hand is a right hand of falsity.(falsede)
9That I may sing a new song unto thee, O God, and sing praises unto thee upon a ten stringed lute.
10Thou that givest victory unto kings, and hast delivered David thy servant from the peril of the sword.
11Save me, and deliver me from the hand of strange children, whose mouth talketh of vanity, and their right hand is a right hand of falsity.
12That our sons may grow up as the young plants, and that our daughters may be as the polished corners of the temple.
13That our garners may be full and plenteous with all manner of store: that our sheep may bring forth thousands and hundredth thousands in our villages.
14That our oxen may be strong to labour, that there be no mischance, no decay, and no complaining in our streets.
15Happy are the people that be in such a case: yea blessed are the people, which have the LORD for their God.