Out of the Depths (130)

`Bles-sed be the LORD_, / my~ rock,

who `trains my hands to war_, and my fingers / to~ battle;

my `loving kindness, my_ / for~ tress, 

my `stronghold, my de / liverer, +

my `shield, and he in whom I / take~ refuge,

`who subdues_ peoples / under me.

`LORD_, what are human beings, that you / care for them?

`Or mere mortals, that you / think of them?

`They are / like a breath.

Their `days are like a / passing shadow.

(Ref)

`Part your heavens, LORD_, / and come down.

`Touch the mountains, and_ / they will smoke.

`Throw out lightning, and_ scatter / the~ foe.

`Send_ out your arrows, and_ / rout~ them. • • `Stretch_ out your hand_ / from above.

`Rescue me_, and deliver me out of the / mighty waters,

`out_ of the hands of / foreign foes,

whose `mouths_ / speak deceit,

whose `right hand is a right_ / hand of falsehood.

`I will sing a new_ song to / you, O God.

`On a ten-stringed harp I will sing praises / to~ you.

`You are he who gives salvation / to~ kings,

who `rescues David, his_ servant, from the / deadly sword.

(Ref)

`Rescue me_, and de / liver me

`out_ of the hands of / foreign foes,

whose `mouths_ / speak deceit,

whose `right hand is a right_ / hand of falsehood.

`Then our sons will be like well_- / nurtured plants,

our `daughters like_ pillars carved_ to a / dorn a palace.

Our `barns_ will be full_, filled with all kinds / of provision.

Our `sheep will produce thousands and ten thousands / in our fields.

Our `oxen will pull / heavy loads.

There `is no breach_ / in the walls, 

`and no going into cap_ / tivity,

and `no cry of distress_ / in our streets. +

`Happy are the people / with such blessings.

`Happy are the people whose_ God_ / is the LORD.