--- title: Psalms 144 — the Tanakh in Hebrew, Aramaic and English, with trees description: Psalms chapter 144 of the Tanakh (Ketuvim — the Writings) in Hebrew, Aramaic (the Targum) and English (JPS 1917), every verse with its syntax tree and pragmatics. It begins: A Psalm of David. 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Blessed be the LORD my Rock, who traineth my hands for war, and my fingers for battle; - [144:2](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/PSA.144.2/) — חַסְדִּי וּמְצוּדָתִי מִשְׂגַּבִּי וּֽמְפַלְטִי לִי מָגִנִּי וּבוֹ חָסִיתִי הָרוֹדֵד עַמִּי תַחְתָּֽי׃ — My lovingkindness, and my fortress, my high tower, and my deliverer; my shield, and He in whom I take refuge; who subdueth my people under me. - [144:3](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/PSA.144.3/) — יְֽהוָה מָה־אָדָם וַתֵּדָעֵהוּ בֶּן־אֱנוֹשׁ וַֽתְּחַשְּׁבֵֽהוּ׃ — LORD, what is man, that Thou takest knowledge of him? or the son of man, that Thou makest account of him? - [144:4](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/PSA.144.4/) — אָדָם לַהֶבֶל דָּמָה יָמָיו כְּצֵל עוֹבֵֽר׃ — Man is like unto a breath; his days are as a shadow that passeth away. - [144:5](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/PSA.144.5/) — יְהוָה הַט־שָׁמֶיךָ וְתֵרֵד גַּע בֶּהָרִים וְֽיֶעֱשָֽׁנוּ׃ — O LORD, bow Thy heavens, and come down; touch the mountains, that they may smoke. - [144:6](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/PSA.144.6/) — בְּרוֹק בָּרָק וּתְפִיצֵם שְׁלַח חִצֶּיךָ וּתְהֻמֵּֽם׃ — Cast forth lightning, and scatter them; send out Thine arrows, and discomfit them. - [144:7](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/PSA.144.7/) — שְׁלַח יָדֶיךָ מִמָּרוֹם פְּצֵנִי וְהַצִּילֵנִי מִמַּיִם רַבִּים מִיַּד בְּנֵי נֵכָֽר׃ — Stretch forth Thy hands from on high; rescue me, and deliver me out of many waters, out of the hand of strangers; - [144:8](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/PSA.144.8/) — אֲשֶׁר פִּיהֶם דִּבֶּר־שָׁוְא וִֽימִינָם יְמִין שָֽׁקֶר׃ — Whose mouth speaketh falsehood, and their right hand is a right hand of lying. - [144:9](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/PSA.144.9/) — אֱ‍ֽלֹהִים שִׁיר חָדָשׁ אָשִׁירָה לָּךְ בְּנֵבֶל עָשׂוֹר אֲזַמְּרָה־לָּֽךְ׃ — O God, I will sing a new song unto Thee, upon a psaltery of ten strings will I sing praises unto Thee; - [144:10](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/PSA.144.10/) — הַנּוֹתֵן תְּשׁוּעָה לַמְּלָכִים הַפּוֹצֶה אֶת־דָּוִד עַבְדּוֹ מֵחֶרֶב רָעָֽה׃ — Who givest salvation unto kings, who rescuest David Thy servant from the hurtful sword. - [144:11](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/PSA.144.11/) — פְּצֵנִי וְהַצִּילֵנִי מִיַּד בְּֽנֵי־נֵכָר אֲשֶׁר פִּיהֶם דִּבֶּר־שָׁוְא וִֽימִינָם יְמִין שָֽׁקֶר׃ — Rescue me, and deliver me out of the hand of strangers, whose mouth speaketh falsehood, and their right hand is a right hand of lying. - [144:12](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/PSA.144.12/) — אֲשֶׁר בָּנֵינוּ ׀ כִּנְטִעִים מְגֻדָּלִים בִּֽנְעוּרֵיהֶם בְּנוֹתֵינוּ כְזָוִיֹּת מְחֻטָּבוֹת תַּבְנִית הֵיכָֽל׃ — We whose sons are as plants grown up in their youth; whose daughters are as corner-pillars carved after the fashion of a palace; - [144:13](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/PSA.144.13/) — מְזָוֵינוּ מְלֵאִים מְפִיקִים מִזַּן אֶל־זַן צֹאונֵנוּ מַאֲלִיפוֹת מְרֻבָּבוֹת בְּחוּצוֹתֵֽינוּ׃ — Whose garners are full, affording all manner of store; whose sheep increase by thousands and ten thousands in our fields; - [144:14](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/PSA.144.14/) — אַלּוּפֵינוּ מְֽסֻבָּלִים אֵֽין־פֶּרֶץ וְאֵין יוֹצֵאת וְאֵין צְוָחָה בִּרְחֹבֹתֵֽינוּ׃ — Whose oxen are well laden; with no breach, and no going forth, and no outcry in our broad places; - [144:15](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/PSA.144.15/) — אַשְׁרֵי הָעָם שֶׁכָּכָה לּוֹ אַֽשְׁרֵי הָעָם שֶׁיֲהוָה אֱלֹהָֽיו׃ — Happy is the people that is in such a case. 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