Old Testament
Psalms 143
Focused passage
Psalms 143:1-10
- Verse 1. A Psalm of David, against Goliath. Blessed be our Lord my God, who teacheth my hands to battle, and my fingers to war.
- Verse 2. My mercy, and my refuge: my defender, and my deliverer. My protector; and I have hoped in him, who subdueth my people under me.
- Verse 3. Lord what is man, that thou art made known to him? Or the son of man, that thou esteemest him?
- Verse 4. Man is made like to vanity: his days pass as a shadow.
- Verse 5. Lord incline thy heavens, and descend: touch the mountains, and they will smoke.
- Verse 6. Lighten lightning, and thou shalt disperse them: shoot out thine arrows, and thou shalt destroy them.
- Verse 7. Send forth thy hand from on high, take me out, and deliver me from many waters: from the hand of children strangers.
- Verse 8. Whose mouth hath spoken vanity: and their right hand is the right hand of iniquity.
- Verse 9. O God I will sing to thee a new song: in the psalter of ten strings, I will sing to thee.
- Verse 10. Who givest salvation to kings: who hast redeemed David thy servant from the malignant sword: