Psalm 144

Psalms · Chapter 144

Psalms 144:2

1Blessed be the LORD my strength, which teacheth my hands to war, and my fingers to fight: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.3LORD, what is man, that thou takest knowledge of him! or the son of man, that thou makest account of him!4Man is like to vanity: his days are as a shadow that passeth away.5Bow thy heavens, O LORD, and come down: touch the mountains, and they shall smoke.6Cast forth lightning, and scatter them: shoot out thine arrows, and destroy them.7Send thine hand from above; rid me, and deliver me out of great waters, from the hand of strange children;8Whose mouth speaketh vanity, and their right hand is a right hand of falsehood.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.10It is he that giveth salvation unto kings: who delivereth David his servant from the hurtful sword.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: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: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.15Happy is that people, that is in such a case: yea, happy is that people, whose God is the LORD.

King James Version (1769)

Other translations

VerseKJVBSBASV
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.He is my steadfast love and my fortress, my stronghold and my deliverer. He is my shield, in whom I take refuge, who subdues peoples under me.My lovingkindness, and my fortress, My high tower, and my deliverer; My shield, and he in whom I take refuge; Who subdueth my people under me.

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Original Hebrew words

EnglishHebrewSay itStrong'sMeaning
covenant loyalty myחַסְדִּ֥יchas-DIH2617A
kindness

חֶ֫סֶד (che.sed) goodness, kindness, faithfulness

and stronghold myוּמְצוּדָתִי֮u-me-tzu-da-TIH4686B
fortress

מְצוּדָה (ma.tsu.dah) fastness, stronghold

refuge myמִשְׂגַּבִּ֪יmis-ga-BIH4869A
high refuge

מִשְׂגָּב (mis.gav) 1) high place, refuge, secure height, retreat 1a) stronghold 1b) refuge (of God)

and deliverer myוּֽמְפַלְטִ֫יu-me-fal-TIH6403
to escape

פָּלַט (pa.lat) 1) to escape, save, deliver, slip away 1a) (Qal) to escape 1b) (Piel) 1b1) to bring into security, deliver 1b2) to cause to escape, cast forth 1b3) to be delivered 1b4) to slip away 1c) (Hiphil) to bring into security, bring to safety

shield myמָ֭גִנִּיMA-gi-niH4043
shield

מָגֵן (ma.gen) shield, buckler

I take refugeחָסִ֑יתִיcha-SI-tiH2620
to seek refuge

חָסָה (cha.sah) 1) (Qal) to seek refuge, flee for protection 1a) to put trust in (God), confide or hope in (God) (fig.)

the [one who] subduesהָרוֹדֵ֖דha-ro-DEDH7286
to subdue

רָדַד (ra.dad) 1) to beat down, beat out, subdue 1a) (Qal) to beat down (fig) 1b) (Hiphil) to beat out

people myעַמִּ֣י'a-MIH5971A
people

עַם (am) : people/nation 1) nation, people 1a) people, nation 1b) persons, members of one's people, compatriots, country-men

under meתַחְתָּֽי׃tach-TAIH8478G
under

תְּחוֹת (te.chot) under Aramaic of ta.chat (תַּחַת ": under" H8478)

Words and meanings from STEPBible data (Tyndale House, Cambridge, CC BY 4.0). The capitalized syllable is the stressed one.