1. Blessed be the Lord, my rock, who trains my hands for war,and my fingers for battle;
2. he is my steadfast love and my fortress,my stronghold and my deliverer,my shield and he in whom I take refuge,who subdues peoples under me.
3. O Lord, what is man that you regard him,or the son of man that you think of him?
4. Man is like a breath;his days are like a passing shadow.
5. Bow your heavens, O Lord, and come down! Touch the mountains so that they smoke!
6. Flash forth the lightning and scatter them; send out your arrows and rout them!
7. Stretch out your hand from on high; rescue me and deliver me from the many waters,from the hand of foreigners,
8. whose mouths speak liesand whose right hand is a right hand of falsehood.
9. I will sing a new song to you, O God;upon a ten-stringed harp I will play to you,
10. who gives victory to kings,who rescues David his servant from the cruel sword.
11. Rescue me and deliver mefrom the hand of foreigners,whose mouths speak liesand whose right hand is a right hand of falsehood.