<!--more--><div class="scripturelog_navigation"><div> &raquo; <a href="?page_id=1000000">Old Testament</a> &raquo; <a href="?page_id=1014437">Psalms</a> &raquo; <a href="?page_id=1016947">Psalm 144</a></div><div><span class="scripturelog_navigation_previous"><a href="?page_id=1016934">&laquo; Previous Psalm</a></span> &bull; <span class="scripturelog_navigation_next"><a href="?page_id=1016963">Next Psalm &raquo;</a></span></div></div><p><em>Book Five</em></p><ul class="scripturelog_verse_list"><li class="scripturelog_verse_list_item"><a href="?page_id=1016948">1</a>. BLESSED be the LORD my strength, which teacheth my hands to war, and my fingers to fight:</li>
<li class="scripturelog_verse_list_item"><a href="?page_id=1016949">2</a>. 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.</li>
<li class="scripturelog_verse_list_item"><a href="?page_id=1016950">3</a>. LORD, what is man, that thou takest knowledge of him!  or the son of man, that thou makest account of him!</li>
<li class="scripturelog_verse_list_item"><a href="?page_id=1016951">4</a>. Man is like to vanity: his days are as a shadow that passeth away.</li>
<li class="scripturelog_verse_list_item"><a href="?page_id=1016952">5</a>. Bow thy heavens, O LORD, and come down: touch the mountains, and they shall smoke.</li>
<li class="scripturelog_verse_list_item"><a href="?page_id=1016953">6</a>. Cast forth lightning, and scatter them: shoot out thine arrows, and destroy them.</li>
<li class="scripturelog_verse_list_item"><a href="?page_id=1016954">7</a>. Send thine hand from above; rid me, and deliver me out of great waters, from the hand of strange children;</li>
<li class="scripturelog_verse_list_item"><a href="?page_id=1016955">8</a>. Whose mouth speaketh vanity, and their right hand is a right hand of falsehood.</li>
<li class="scripturelog_verse_list_item"><a href="?page_id=1016956">9</a>. 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.</li>
<li class="scripturelog_verse_list_item"><a href="?page_id=1016957">10</a>. It is he that giveth salvation unto kings: who delivereth David his servant from the hurtful sword.</li>
<li class="scripturelog_verse_list_item"><a href="?page_id=1016958">11</a>. 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:</li>
<li class="scripturelog_verse_list_item"><a href="?page_id=1016959">12</a>. 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:</li>
<li class="scripturelog_verse_list_item"><a href="?page_id=1016960">13</a>. That our garners may be full, affording all manner of store: that our sheep may bring forth thousands and ten thousands in our streets:</li>
<li class="scripturelog_verse_list_item"><a href="?page_id=1016961">14</a>. 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.</li>
<li class="scripturelog_verse_list_item"><a href="?page_id=1016962">15</a>. Happy is that people, that is in such a case: yea, happy is that people, whose God is the LORD.</li>
</ul><!--more--><div class="scripturelog_navigation"><div> &raquo; <a href="?page_id=1000000">Old Testament</a> &raquo; <a href="?page_id=1014437">Psalms</a> &raquo; <a href="?page_id=1016947">Psalm 144</a></div><div><span class="scripturelog_navigation_previous"><a href="?page_id=1016934">&laquo; Previous Psalm</a></span> &bull; <span class="scripturelog_navigation_next"><a href="?page_id=1016963">Next Psalm &raquo;</a></span></div></div><div class="lds_official">[<a href="http://scriptures.lds.org/en/ps/144">View  Psalm 144 at the Official LDS Website</a>]</div>