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¹ Blessed be the Lord, ^(a)my rock,
Who ^(b)trains my hands for war,
And my fingers for battle;
² My lovingkindness and ^(c)my fortress,
My ^(d)stronghold and my deliverer,
My ^(e)shield and He in whom I take refuge,
Who ^(f)subdues ^[a]my people under me.
³ O Lord, ^(g)what is man, that You take knowledge of him?
Or the son of man, that You think of him?
^4 (h)Man is like a mere breath;
His ⁽ⁱ⁾days are like a passing shadow.

^5 (j)Bow Your heavens, O Lord, and ^(k)come down;
^(l)Touch the mountains, that they may smoke.
⁶ Flash forth ^(m)lightning and scatter them;
Send out Your ⁽ⁿ⁾arrows and confuse them.
⁷ Stretch forth Your hand ^(o)from on high;
Rescue me and ^(p)deliver me out of great waters,
Out of the hand of ^(q)aliens
⁸ Whose mouths ^(r)speak deceit,
And whose ^(s)right hand is a right hand of falsehood.

⁹ I will sing a ^(t)new song to You, O God;
Upon a ^(u)harp of ten strings I will sing praises to You,
¹⁰ Who ^(v)gives salvation to kings,
Who ^(w)rescues David His servant from the evil sword.
¹¹ Rescue me and deliver me out of the hand of ^(x)aliens,
Whose mouth ^(y)speaks deceit
And whose ^(z)right hand is a right hand of falsehood.

¹² Let our sons in their youth be as ^(aa)grown-up plants,
And our daughters as ^(ab)corner pillars ^[b]fashioned as for a palace;
¹³ Let our ^(ac)garners be full, furnishing every kind of produce,
And our flocks bring forth thousands and ten thousands in our ^[c]fields;
¹⁴ Let our ^(ad)cattle ^[d]bear
Without ^[e](ae)mishap and without ^[f](af)loss,
Let there be no ^(ag)outcry in our streets!
¹⁵ How blessed are the people who are so situated;
How ^(ah)blessed are the people whose God is the Lord!