n°19 / Psalms 144 :

1Blessed be the LORD my strength which teacheth my hands to war, and my fingers to fight :
2My goodness, and my fortress ; my high tower, and my deliverer ; my shield, and he in whom I trust ; who subdueth my people under me.
3LORD, what is man, that thou takest knowledge of him ! or the son of man, that thou makest account of him !
4Man is like to vanity : his days are as a shadow that passeth away.
5Bow thy heavens, O LORD, and come down : touch the mountains, and they shall smoke.
6Cast forth lightning, and scatter them : shoot out thine arrows, and destroy them.
7Send thine hand from above ; rid me, and deliver me out of great waters, from the hand of strange children ;
8Whose mouth speaketh vanity, and their right hand is a right hand of falsehood.
9I will sing a new song unto thee, O God : upon a psaltery and an instrument of ten strings will I sing praises unto thee.
10It is he that giveth salvation unto kings : who delivereth David his servant from the hurtful sword.
11Rid me, and deliver me from the hand of strange children, whose mouth speaketh vanity, and their right hand is a right hand of falsehood :
12That our sons may be as plants grown up in their youth ; that our daughters may be as corner stones, polished after the similitude of a palace :
13That our garners may be full, affording all manner of store : that our sheep may bring forth thousands and ten thousands in our streets.
14That our oxen may be strong to labour ; that there be no breaking in, nor going out ; that there be no complaining in our streets.
15Happy is that people, that is in such a case : yea, happy is that people, whose God is the LORD.