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Psalms 144

15 aligned verses; 15 with wording or punctuation differences .

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Verse KJV King James Version YLT Young's Literal Translation
Blessed be the LORD my strength which teacheth my hands to war, and my fingers to fight:
By David. Blessed `is' Jehovah my rock, who is teaching My hands for war, my fingers for battle.
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 .
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 !
LORD , what is man , that thou takest knowledge of him ! or the son of man, that thou makest account of him !
Jehovah , what ` is ' man that Thou knowest him ? Son of man, that Thou esteemest him ?
Man is like to vanity : his days are as a shadow that passeth away .
Man to vanity hath been like, His days ` are ' as a shadow passing by .
Bow thy heavens , O LORD, and come down : touch the mountains, and they shall smoke.
Jehovah, incline Thy heavens and come down , Strike against mountains, and they smoke.
Cast forth lightning, and scatter them : shoot out thine arrows, and destroy them .
Send forth lightning, and scatter them , Send forth Thine arrows, and trouble them ,
Send thine hand from above; rid me, and deliver me out of great waters, from the hand of strange children;
Send forth Thy hand from on high, Free me, and deliver me from many waters, From the hand of sons of a stranger,
Whose mouth speaketh vanity, and their right hand is a right hand of falsehood.
Because their mouth hath spoken vanity, And their right hand ` is ' a right hand of falsehood.
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.
O God, a new song I sing to Thee, On a psaltery of ten strings I sing praise to Thee.
It is he that giveth salvation unto kings : who delivereth David his servant from the hurtful sword.
Who is giving deliverance to kings , Who is freeing David His servant from the sword of evil .
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 :
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 ,
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 :
Because our sons `are' as plants , Becoming great in their youth , Our daughters as hewn stones, Polished -- the likeness of a palace ,
That our garners may be full, affording all manner of store: that our sheep may bring forth thousands and ten thousands in our streets:
Our garners `are' full, bringing out from kind to kind, Our flocks are bringing forth thousands , Ten thousands in our out-places,
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 .
Our oxen are carrying, there is no breach , And there is no outgoing, And there is no crying in our broad places .
Happy is that people , that is in such a case: yea , happy is that people , whose God is the LORD.
O the happiness of the people that is thus , O the happiness of the people whose God ` is ' Jehovah!

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