Psalm 144

Chant Psalter

Natural Speech Rhythm

1 Blessed be the | Lord my | strength ||

who teacheth my hands to | war, • and my | 3 fingers to | fight; ||

2 My hope and my fortress, my castle and deliverer, * my defender in | whom I | trust ||

who sub- | 3 dueth my | people • that is | under • me. ||

3 Lord, what is man, that thou hast | such re- | spect un•to him? ||

or the son of | man, • that thou | so re- | gardest • him? ||

4 Man is like a | thing of | nought ||

his time | 3 passeth a- | way • like a | shadow. ||

5 Bow thy heavens, O | Lord, and • come | down ||

touch the | 3 mountains, and | they shall | smoke. ||

6 Cast forth thy | 3 lightning, and | tear them ||

shoot | out thine | arrows, • and con- | sume them. ||

7 Send down thine | hand • from a- | bove ||

deliver me, and take me out of the great | waters, • from the | hand of • strange | children; ||

8 Whose mouth | 3 talketh of | vani•ty ||

and their | right hand • is a | 3 right hand of | wicked•ness. ||

9 I will sing a new song unto | thee, O | God ||

and sing praises unto | thee up•on a | ten-stringed | lute. ||

10 Thou hast given | victory • unto | kings ||

and hast delivered David thy | servant • from the | peril • of the | sword. ||

11 Save me, and deliver me from the | hand of • strange | children ||

whose mouth talketh of vanity, * and their | right hand • is a | right hand • of in- | iqui•ty. ||

12 That our sons may grow | up as the • young | plants ||

and that our daughters may be as the | polished | corners • of the | temple. ||

13 That our garners may be full and plenteous with | all • manner of | store ||

that our sheep may bring forth thousands and | ten • thousands | in our | streets. ||

14 That our oxen may be strong to labour, * that there be | no de- | cay ||

no leading into captivity, and | no com- | plaining • in our | streets. ||

2nd half

15 Happy are the people that are in | such a | case ||

yea, blessed are the people 3 who | have the | Lord • for their | God. ||

Glory | be • to the | Father, ||

and to the Son, | and • to the | Holy | Ghost; ||

As it | was in • the be- | ginning, ||

is now, and ever shall be, * | world with•out | end. A- | men. ||