Psalm 144:1-3

Revised Standard Version

Prayer for National Deliverance and Security

A Psalm of David.

144 Blessed be the Lord, my rock,
who trains my hands for war,
    and my fingers for battle;
²my rock^[a] and my fortress,
    my stronghold and my deliverer,
my shield and he in whom I take refuge,
    who subdues the peoples under him.^[b]

³O Lord, what is man that thou dost regard him,
or the son of man that thou dost think of him?

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Footnotes

Psalm 144:2 With Ps 18.2, 2 Sam 22.2: Heb my steadfast love
Psalm 144:2 Another reading is my people under me

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