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Blessed be the Lord, mygSee Ps. 18:2, 31, 46 rock,
hPs. 18:34 who trains my hands for war,
and my fingers for battle;
2 he is myi[Ps. 59:10, 17; Jonah 2:8] steadfast love and myjPs. 18:2; 91:2 fortress,
mykPs. 18:2; 59:9 stronghold and my deliverer,
mylPs. 7:10; 18:2 shield and he in whom I take refuge,
whomPs. 18:47 subdues peoples under me.
3 O Lord,nSee Ps. 8:4 what is man that youoSee Ps. 31:7 regard him,
or the son of man that you think of him?
4 pPs. 39:5 Man is like a breath;
his days are likeqPs. 102:11; 109:23 a passingrJob 8:9 shadow.
5 sPs. 18:9; [Isa. 64:1] Bow your heavens, O Lord, and come down!
tSee Ps. 104:32 Touch the mountains so that they smoke!
6 uSee Ps. 18:14 Flash forth the lightning and scatter them;
uSee Ps. 18:14 send out your arrows and rout them!
7 vPs. 18:16 Stretch out your hand from on high;
wPs. 69:14 rescue me and deliver me from the many waters,
from the handxPs. 18:44, 45 of foreigners,
8 whose mouths speakyPs. 12:2; 41:6 lies
and whose right hand isz[Ps. 106:26; Gen. 14:22; Deut. 32:40; Isa. 62:8] a right hand of falsehood.
9 I will singaPs. 33:2, 3 a new song to you, O God;
uponaPs. 33:2, 3 a ten-stringed harp I will play to you,
10 who gives victory to kings,
whobPs. 18:50 rescues David his servant from the cruel sword.
11 Rescue me and deliver me
from the handx[See ver. 7 above] of foreigners,
whose mouths speaky[See ver. 8 above] lies
and whose right hand is a right hand of falsehood.
12 May our sons in their youth
be likec[Ps. 128:3] plants full grown,
our daughters liked[Zech. 9:15] corner pillars
cut for the structure of a palace;
13 e[Joel 2:24] may our granaries be full,
f[Isa. 30:23] providing all kinds of produce;
may our sheep bring forth thousands
and ten thousands in our fields;
14 may our cattle be heavy with young,
suffering no mishap or failure in bearing;
may there be nog[Isa. 24:11; Jer. 14:2; 46:12] cry of distress in our streets!
15 hDeut. 33:29 Blessed are the people to whom such blessings fall!
iPs. 33:12; 146:5 Blessed are the people whose God is the Lord!