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• The Book of Psalms. (a. V.)
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A Psalm of David.

1 Blessed be the Lord† my strength, * which teacheth my hands † to war, and my fingers to fight:

2*∥ My goodness, and my fortress; my high tower, and my deliverer; my shield, and he in whom I trust; who subdueth my people under me.

3*Lord, what is man, that thou takest knowledge of him! or the son of man, that thou makest account of him!

4* Man is like to vanity: his days are as a shadow that passeth away.

5 Bow thy heavens, O Lord, and come down: touch the mountains, and they shall smoke.

6* Cast forth lightning, and scatter them: shoot out thine arrows, and destroy them.

7 Send thine † hand from above; rid me, and deliver me out of great waters, from the hand of strange children;

8 Whose mouth speaketh vanity, and their right hand is a right hand of falsehood.

9 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.

10It is he that giveth ∥ salvation unto kings: who delivereth David his servant from the hurtful sword.

11 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:

12 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:

13That our garners may be full, affording † all manner of store: that our sheep may bring forth thousands and ten thousands in our streets:

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.

15* Happy is that people, that is in such a case: yea, happy is that people, whose God is the Lord.

[† ] Heb. my rock.

[* ] 2 Sam. 22. 35.

[† ] Heb to the: war, &c.

[* ] 2 Sam. 22. 2, 3, 40.

[∥ ] Or, My mercy.

[* ] Job 7. 17. Ps. 8 4. Heb. 2. 6.

[* ] Job 14. 2. Ps 39. 5.

[* ] Ps. 18. 13, 14.

[† ] Heb. hands.

[∥ ] Or, victory.

[† ] Heb. cut.

[† ] Heb. from kind to kind.

[† ] Heb. able to bear burdens. or, loaden with flesh.

[* ] Ps. 33. 12. & 65. 4.