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1 | Blessed be the LORD my strength which teacheth my hands to
war, and my fingers to fight: |
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2 | My goodness, and my fortress; my high tower, and my deliverer;
my shield, and he in whom I trust; who subdueth my people
under me. |
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3 | LORD, what is man, that thou takest knowledge of him! or the
son of man, that thou makest account of him! |
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4 | Man is like to vanity: his days are as a shadow that passeth
away. |
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5 | Bow thy heavens, O LORD, and come down: touch the mountains,
and they shall smoke. |
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6 | Cast forth lightning, and scatter them: shoot out thine
arrows, and destroy them. |
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7 | Send thine hand from above; rid me, and deliver me out of
great waters, from the hand of strange children; |
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8 | Whose mouth speaketh vanity, and their right hand is a right
hand of falsehood. |
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9 | I will sing a new song unto thee, O God: upon a psaltery and
an instrument of ten strings will I sing praises unto thee. |
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10 | It is he that giveth salvation unto kings: who delivereth
David his servant from the hurtful sword. |
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11 | Rid me, and deliver me from the hand of strange children,
whose mouth speaketh vanity, and their right hand is a right
hand of falsehood: |
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12 | That our sons may be as plants grown up in their youth; that
our daughters may be as corner stones, polished after the
similitude of a palace: |
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13 | That our garners may be full, affording all manner of store:
that our sheep may bring forth thousands and ten thousands in
our streets: |
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14 | That our oxen may be strong to labour; that there be no
breaking in, nor going out; that there be no complaining in
our streets. |
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15 | Happy is that people, that is in such a case: yea, happy is
that people, whose God is the LORD. |
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