^{1 Ref} By David. Blessed `is' Jehovah my rock, who is teaching My hands for war, my fingers for battle.

^{2 Ref} My kind one, and my bulwark, My tower, and my deliverer, My shield, and in whom I have trusted, Who is subduing my people under me!

^{3 Ref} Jehovah, what `is' man that Thou knowest him? Son of man, that Thou esteemest him?

^{4 Ref} Man to vanity hath been like, His days `are' as a shadow passing by.

^{5 Ref} Jehovah, incline Thy heavens and come down, Strike against mountains, and they smoke.

^{6 Ref} Send forth lightning, and scatter them, Send forth Thine arrows, and trouble them,

^{7 Ref} Send forth Thy hand from on high, Free me, and deliver me from many waters, From the hand of sons of a stranger,

^{8 Ref} Because their mouth hath spoken vanity, And their right hand `is' a right hand of falsehood.

^{9 Ref} O God, a new song I sing to Thee, On a psaltery of ten strings I sing praise to Thee.

^{10 Ref} Who is giving deliverance to kings, Who is freeing David His servant from the sword of evil.

^{11 Ref} Free me, and deliver me From the hand of sons of a stranger, Because their mouth hath spoken vanity, And their right hand `is' a right hand of falsehood,

^{12 Ref} Because our sons `are' as plants, Becoming great in their youth, Our daughters as hewn stones, Polished -- the likeness of a palace,

^{13 Ref} Our garners `are' full, bringing out from kind to kind, Our flocks are bringing forth thousands, Ten thousands in our out-places,

^{14 Ref} Our oxen are carrying, there is no breach, And there is no outgoing, And there is no crying in our broad places.

^{15 Ref} O the happiness of the people that is thus, O the happiness of the people whose God `is' Jehovah!