1David blesseth God for his merciful protection: 3he admireth his care for vain man: 5he prayeth God by power to complete his deliverance: 9he promiseth to praise God: 11he prayeth for his kingdom's happiness under God's favour.
0A Psalm of David.
1BLESSED be the LORD 1my strength, awhich teacheth my hands 2to war, and my fingers to fight:
1Heb. my rock. Is. 45.24. De. 32.30,31. Ps. 18.2,31.
2Heb. to the war.
a 2Sa. 22.35. Ps. 18.34.
23My bgoodness, and my fortress; my high tower, and my deliverer; my shield, and he in whom I trust; who csubdueth my people under me.
3Or, My mercy.
b 2Sa. 22.2,3,40,48. Ps. 91.2-4; 59.10,17. 1Pe. 1.5. Pr. 18.10. Ep. 6.16. 2Sa. 5. c Ps. 18.47.
3LORD, dwhat is man, that thou takest knowledge of him! or the son of man, that thou makest account of him!
d Job 7.17. Ps. 8.4. He. 2.6-9.
4eMan is like to vanity: fhis days are as a shadow that passeth away.
e Job 14.2; 4.19. Ps. 39.5; 62.9. Is. 40.15,17. Ja. 4.14. f Ps. 102.11; 109.23.
5gBow thy heavens, O LORD, and come down: touch the mountains, and they shall smoke.
g Ps. 18.9; 104.32. Is. 64.1,2. Na. 1.5,6. Ex. 19.18. Zec. 4.7.
6hCast forth lightning, and scatter them: shoot out thine arrows, and destroy them.
h Ps. 18.13,14; 77.17,18. Jos. 10.10,11. 2Sa. 22.14,15.
7iSend thine 4hand from above; rid me, and deliver me out of great waters, from the hand of j*strange children;
4Heb. hands.
*strange-foreign.
i Ps. 18.4,16; 69.1,2,14; 130.1. Is. 43.2; 8.7,8. j Ps. 18.44,45; 54.3. Mal. 2.11. v.11.
8Whose kmouth speaketh vanity, and their right hand is a right hand of falsehood.
k Ps. 12.2; 4.2; 109.2,3. Is. 36.6; 59.13-15.
9I lwill sing a new song unto thee, O God: upon a *psaltery and an instrument of ten strings will I sing praises unto thee.
*psaltery-stringed instrument.
l Ps. 108.1,2; 33.2,3; 92.3; 98.1,5; 150.3-5.
10It is he mthat giveth 5salvation unto kings: who delivereth David his servant from the hurtful sword.
5Or, victory.
m Ps. 18.50; 33.16; 21.1,5. Is. 49.8. 2Sa. 17-30; 5; 8; 10.
11nRid me, and deliver me from the hand of *strange children, whose mouth speaketh vanity, and their right hand is a right hand of falsehood:
*strange-foreign.
n v.7,8. 2Sa. 8.6.
12That our sons may be oas plants grown up in their youth; that our daughters may be pas corner stones, 6polished after the similitude of a palace:
6Heb. cut.
o Ps. 128.3. Is. 44.3,4. De. 28.4. Ep. 4.12,13. p Pr. 31.10-27. Job 42.15. 1Ti. 2.9,10. 1Pe. 3.3,4. Tit. 2.5. Zec. 9.15.
13That qour *garners may be full, 7*affording all *manner of store: that our sheep may bring forth thousands and ten thousands in our streets:
*garners-barns, grain stores.
7Heb. from kind to kind.
*affording-furnishing, providing.
*manner-kind, sort.
q Ps. 107.38. De. 7.13; 28.4. Pr. 3.9,10. Joel 1.17.
14That our oxen may be 8strong to labour; that there be no rbreaking in, nor going out; that there be no complaining in our streets.
8Heb. able to bear burdens, or loaden with flesh.
r Le. 26.17,33. De. 28.25.
15sHappy is that people, that is in such a case: yea , happy is that people, whose God is the LORD.
s Ps. 33.12; 65.4; 36.8; 89.15. De. 33.29. Ep. 1.3.