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Psalm 144:2-4
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2 He is my faithful love and my fortress,
my stronghold and my deliverer.
He is my shield,(A) and I take refuge in him;(B)
he subdues my people[a] under me.(C)

3 Lord, what is a human that you care for him,
a son of man[b] that you think of him?(D)
4 A human is like a breath;
his days are like a passing shadow.(E)

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  1. 144:2 Some Hb mss, DSS, Aq, Syr, Tg, Jer read subdues peoples; 2Sm 22:48; Ps 18:47
  2. 144:3 Or a mere mortal
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Psalm 144:2-4
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2 He is my loving God and my fortress,(A)
    my stronghold(B) and my deliverer,
my shield,(C) in whom I take refuge,
    who subdues peoples[a](D) under me.

3 Lord, what are human beings(E) that you care for them,
    mere mortals that you think of them?
4 They are like a breath;(F)
    their days are like a fleeting shadow.(G)

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Footnotes

  1. Psalm 144:2 Many manuscripts of the Masoretic Text, Dead Sea Scrolls, Aquila, Jerome and Syriac; most manuscripts of the Masoretic Text subdues my people
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