Psalm 144
Chant Psalter
Natural Speech Rhythm
Benedictus Dominus.
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; ||
7 Send down thine | hand • from a- | bove; ||
deliver me, and take me out of the great | waters, • from the | hand of | strangers; ||
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: ||
11 Save me, and deliver me from the | hand of | strangers, ||
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; ||
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 | fields; ||
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. ||
