Psalm 144:12-14

Contemporary English Version

¹² Let's pray that our young sons
    will grow like strong plants
and that our daughters
will be as lovely as columns
    in the corner of a palace.
¹³ May our barns be filled
    with all kinds of crops.
May our fields be covered
with sheep by the thousands,
¹⁴     and every cow have calves.^[a]
Don't let our city be captured
    or any of us be taken away,
and don't let cries of sorrow
    be heard in our streets.