1Praise the Lord—he is my rock. He trains me for battle, he gives me skill for war.

2He is the one who faithfully loves me, protects me, and defends me. He is the one who rescues me, shields me from danger, and keeps me safe. He defeats nations and places them under my rule.

3Lord, what are human beings that you should care about them? What are people that you should concern yourself with them?

4Humanity is like a breath; their lives are like a passing shadow.

5Part your heavens and come down. ⁴⁶⁸Touch the mountains so that they give off smoke.

6Scatter your enemies ⁴⁶⁹with flashes of lightning! Let your arrows fly and send them running in confusion!

7Stretch down your hand from heaven and set me free. Rescue me from raging waters, from the oppression of foreign enemies.

8They are such liars, even telling lies under oath. ⁴⁷⁰

9God, I will sing a new song to you, accompanied by a ten-stringed harp,

10to you, the one who gives victory to kings. You saved your servant David from death by the sword.

11Set me free. Rescue me from the oppression of foreign enemies. They are such liars, even telling lies under oath.

12Then our sons will grow up like plants in their youth and become mature, and our daughters will be like beautiful pillars carved to support a palace.

13Our storehouses will be full of all kinds of crops; our flocks of sheep will grow by thousands, increasing by tens of thousands in the pastures.

14Our cattle will grow fat. No one will break down our city walls, there will be no exile, no cries of mourning in our town squares.

15The people who live like this will be happy. Happy are those whose God is the Lord.