International Children’s Bible

Psalms 144:3-13 International Children’s Bible (ICB)

3. Lord, why is man important to you?Why do you even think about a human being?

4. A man is like a breath.His life is like a passing shadow.

5. Lord, tear open the sky and come down.Touch the mountains so they will smoke.

6. Send the lightning and scatter my enemies.Shoot your arrows and force them away.

7. Reach down from above.Pull me out of this sea of enemies.Rescue me from these foreigners.

8. They are liars.They are dishonest.

9. God, I will sing a new song to you.I will play to you on the ten-stringed harp.

10. You give victory to kings.You save your servant David from cruel swords.

11. Save me, rescue me from these foreigners.They are liars.They are dishonest.

12. Let our sons in their youthgrow like strong trees.Let our daughters belike the decorated stones in the Temple.

13. Let our barns be filledwith crops of all kinds.Let our sheep in the fields havethousands and thousands of lambs.