Psalm 144-147New International Version (NIV)

Psalm 144

Of David.



1
Praise be to the Lord my Rock,
who trains my hands for war,
my fingers for battle.

2
He is my loving God and my fortress,
my stronghold and my deliverer,
my shield, in whom I take refuge,
who subdues peoples under me.



3
Lord, what are human beings that you care for them,
mere mortals that you think of them?

4
They are like a breath;
their days are like a fleeting shadow.



5
Part your heavens, Lord, and come down;
touch the mountains, so that they smoke.

6
Send forth lightning and scatter the enemy;
shoot your arrows and rout them.

7
Reach down your hand from on high;
deliver me and rescue me
from the mighty waters,
from the hands of foreigners

8
whose mouths are full of lies,
whose right hands are deceitful.



9
I will sing a new song to you, my God;
on the ten-stringed lyre I will make music to you,

10
to the One who gives victory to kings,
who delivers his servant David.


From the deadly sword 11 deliver me;
rescue me from the hands of foreigners
whose mouths are full of lies,
whose right hands are deceitful.



12
Then our sons in their youth
will be like well-nurtured plants,
and our daughters will be like pillars
carved to adorn a palace.

13
Our barns will be filled
with every kind of provision.
Our sheep will increase by thousands,
by tens of thousands in our fields;

14
our oxen will draw heavy loads.
There will be no breaching of walls,
no going into captivity,
no cry of distress in our streets.

15
Blessed is the people of whom this is true;
blessed is the people whose God is the Lord.

Psalm 145

A psalm of praise. Of David.



1
I will exalt you, my God the King;
I will praise your name for ever and ever.

2
Every day I will praise you
and extol your name for ever and ever.



3
Great is the Lord and most worthy of praise;
his greatness no one can fathom.

4
One generation commends your works to another;
they tell of your mighty acts.

5
They speak of the glorious splendor of your majesty—
and I will meditate on your wonderful works.

6
They tell of the power of your awesome works—
and I will proclaim your great deeds.

7
They celebrate your abundant goodness
and joyfully sing of your righteousness.



8
The Lord is gracious and compassionate,
slow to anger and rich in love.



9
The Lord is good to all;
he has compassion on all he has made.

10
All your works praise you, Lord;
your faithful people extol you.

11
They tell of the glory of your kingdom
and speak of your might,

12
so that all people may know of your mighty acts
and the glorious splendor of your kingdom.

13
Your kingdom is an everlasting kingdom,
and your dominion endures through all generations.


The Lord is trustworthy in all he promises
and faithful in all he does.

14
The Lord upholds all who fall
and lifts up all who are bowed down.

15
The eyes of all look to you,
and you give them their food at the proper time.

16
You open your hand
and satisfy the desires of every living thing.



17
The Lord is righteous in all his ways
and faithful in all he does.

18
The Lord is near to all who call on him,
to all who call on him in truth.

19
He fulfills the desires of those who fear him;
he hears their cry and saves them.

20
The Lord watches over all who love him,
but all the wicked he will destroy.



21
My mouth will speak in praise of the Lord.
Let every creature praise his holy name
for ever and ever.

Psalm 146



1
Praise the Lord.


Praise the Lord, my soul.



2
I will praise the Lord all my life;
I will sing praise to my God as long as I live.

3
Do not put your trust in princes,
in human beings, who cannot save.

4
When their spirit departs, they return to the ground;
on that very day their plans come to nothing.

5
Blessed are those whose help is the God of Jacob,
whose hope is in the Lord their God.



6
He is the Maker of heaven and earth,
the sea, and everything in them—
he remains faithful forever.

7
He upholds the cause of the oppressed
and gives food to the hungry.
The Lord sets prisoners free,

8
the Lord gives sight to the blind,
the Lord lifts up those who are bowed down,
the Lord loves the righteous.

9
The Lord watches over the foreigner
and sustains the fatherless and the widow,
but he frustrates the ways of the wicked.



10
The Lord reigns forever,
your God, O Zion, for all generations.


Praise the Lord.

Psalm 147



1
Praise the Lord.


How good it is to sing prai

Psalm 147



1
Praise the Lord.


How good it is to sing praises to our God,
how pleasant and fitting to praise him!



2
The Lord builds up Jerusalem;
he gathers the exiles of Israel.

3
He heals the brokenhearted
and binds up their wounds.

4
He determines the number of the stars
and calls them each by name.

5
Great is our Lord and mighty in power;
his understanding has no limit.

6
The Lord sustains the humble
but casts the wicked to the ground.



7
Sing to the Lord with grateful praise;
make music to our God on the harp.



8
He covers the sky with clouds;
he supplies the earth with rain
and makes grass grow on the hills.

9
He provides food for the cattle
and for the young ravens when they call.



10
His pleasure is not in the strength of the horse,
nor his delight in the legs of the warrior;

11
the Lord delights in those who fear him,
who put their hope in his unfailing love.



12
Extol the Lord, Jerusalem;
praise your God, Zion.



13
He strengthens the bars of your gates
and blesses your people within you.

14
He grants peace to your borders
and satisfies you with the finest of wheat.



15
He sends his command to the earth;
his word runs swiftly.

16
He spreads the snow like wool
and scatters the frost like ashes.

17
He hurls down his hail like pebbles.
Who can withstand his icy blast?

18
He sends his word and melts them;
he stirs up his breezes, and the waters flow.



19
He has revealed his word to Jacob,
his laws and decrees to Israel.

20
He has done this for no other nation;
they do not know his laws.


Praise the Lord.