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Psalm 144
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Blessed be the LORD my
strength which teacheth my hands to war, and my fingers to fight: |
"The Lord ... teacheth my hands to war."
The God of Peace teaches us to kill each other in war.
Is God warlike or peaceful?
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| 144:2
My goodness, and my fortress; my high tower, and my deliverer; my shield,
and he in whom I trust; who subdueth my people under me.
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| 144:3
LORD, what is man, that thou takest knowledge of him! or the son of man,
that thou makest account of him!
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| 144:4
Man is like to vanity: his days are as a shadow that passeth away. |
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| 144:5
Bow thy heavens, O LORD, and come down: touch the mountains, and they
shall smoke. |
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Cast forth lightning, and scatter them: shoot out thine arrows, and
destroy them. |
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| 144:7
Send thine hand from above; rid me, and deliver me out of great waters,
from the hand of strange children; |
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| 144:8
Whose mouth speaketh vanity, and their right hand is a right hand of
falsehood. |
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| 144:9
I will sing a new song unto thee, O God: upon a psaltery and an instrument
of ten strings will I sing praises unto thee. |
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| 144:10
It is he that giveth salvation unto kings: who delivereth David his
servant from the hurtful sword. |
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| 144:11
Rid me, and deliver me from the hand of strange children, whose mouth
speaketh vanity, and their right hand is a right hand of falsehood: |
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| 144:12
That 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: |
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| 144:13
That our garners may be full, affording all manner of store: that our
sheep may bring forth thousands and ten thousands in our streets: |
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That our oxen may be strong to labour; that there be no breaking in, nor
going out; that there be no complaining in our streets. |
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| 144:15
Happy is that people, that is in such a case: yea, happy is that people,
whose God is the LORD.
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