Psalm 144 –
a prayer of David
How blessed You
are, my Lord, my Rock,
for You prepare
me for every conflict
and strengthen me
to take on whatever comes.
You are my
fortress – loving and kind,
my stronghold and
my deliverer, my shield,
and the One in
Whom I take refuge
as You subdue everyone
who’s against me.
O, Lord, who are we
that You
take note of us?
What is humankind
that You
give us any
thought?
We’re like a mere
breath
with our days
like a passing shadow.
Come down from
Your heavens, O Lord.
Touch the
mountains. Flash forth lightning.
Scatter Your
enemies. Send out arrows
and confuse them.
Stretch forth
Your hand from on high.
Rescue me!
Deliver me from deep waters,
from the hands of
deceitful people.
I don’t know them
or why they do what they do!
To You, I’ll sing
a new song, O God.
With stringed
instruments, I’ll sing praises to You –
Savior of
leaders,
Rescuer of Your
servants.
Rescue me now! Deliver
me from the hands
of deceitful
people, who behave falsely,
but let our young
people be like growing plants,
like beautiful
pillars fashioned for a palace.
Give us a
plentiful harvest with every kind of produce.
Let our flocks
multiple and cover our fields.
Let our cattle be
healthy and free of mishaps.
Let there be no
reason to cry in the streets!
How blessed are
Your people!
How blessed are
those whose God is You, Lord!
From the Book of Bible Prayers – actual prayers of the Bible collected from
a variety of translations researched on Bible Gateway then paraphrased into
everyday English by Mary Harwell Sayler, ©2019. If you prefer prayers from
the King James Version, see the Book of KJV Prayers.
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