Psalms 144

• 1. Bless the LORD, who is my rock. He gives me strength for war and skill for battle.
• 2. He is my loving ally and my fortress, my tower of safety, my deliverer. He stands before me as a shield, and I take refuge in him. He subdues the nations under me.
• 3. O LORD, what are mortals that you should notice us, mere humans that you should care for us?
• 4. For we are like a breath of air; our days are like a passing shadow.
• 5. Bend down the heavens, LORD, and come down. Touch the mountains so they billow smoke.
• 6. Release your lightning bolts and scatter your enemies! Release your arrows and confuse them!
• 7. Reach down from heaven and rescue me; deliver me from deep waters, from the power of my enemies.
• 8. Their mouths are full of lies; they swear to tell the truth, but they lie.
• 9. I will sing a new song to you, O God! I will sing your praises with a ten-stringed harp.
• 10. For you grant victory to kings! You are the one who rescued your servant David.
• 11. Save me from the fatal sword! Rescue me from the power of my enemies. Their mouths are full of lies; they swear to tell the truth, but they lie.
• 12. May our sons flourish in their youth like well-nurtured plants. May our daughters be like graceful pillars, carved to beautify a palace.
• 13. May our farms be filled with crops of every kind. May the flocks in our fields multiply by the thousands, even tens of thousands,
• 14. and may our oxen be loaded down with produce. May there be no breached walls, no forced exile, no cries of distress in our squares.
• 15. Yes, happy are those who have it like this! Happy indeed are those whose God is the LORD.

Psalms 145

• 1. I will praise you, my God and King, and bless your name forever and ever.
• 2. I will bless you every day, and I will praise you forever.
• 3. Great is the LORD! He is most worthy of praise! His greatness is beyond discovery!
• 4. Let each generation tell its children of your mighty acts.
• 5. I will meditate on your majestic, glorious splendor and your wonderful miracles.
• 6. Your awe-inspiring deeds will be on every tongue; I will proclaim your greatness.
• 7. Everyone will share the story of your wonderful goodness; they will sing with joy of your righteousness.
• 8. The LORD is kind and merciful, slow to get angry, full of unfailing love.
• 9. The LORD is good to everyone. He showers compassion on all his creation.
• 10. All of your works will thank you, LORD, and your faithful followers will bless you.
• 11. They will talk together about the glory of your kingdom; they will celebrate examples of your power.
• 12. They will tell about your mighty deeds and about the majesty and glory of your reign.
• 13. For your kingdom is an everlasting kingdom. You rule generation after generation. The LORD is faithful in all he says; he is gracious in all he does.
• 14. The LORD helps the fallen and lifts up those bent beneath their loads.
• 15. All eyes look to you for help; you give them their food as they need it.
• 16. When you open your hand, you satisfy the hunger and thirst of every living thing.
• 17. The LORD is righteous in everything he does; he is filled with kindness.
• 18. The LORD is close to all who call on him, yes, to all who call on him sincerely.
• 19. He fulfills the desires of those who fear him; he hears their cries for help and rescues them.
• 20. The LORD protects all those who love him, but he destroys the wicked.
• 21. I will praise the LORD, and everyone on earth will bless his holy name forever and forever.

Psalms 146

• 1. Praise the LORD! Praise the LORD, I tell myself.
• 2. I will praise the LORD as long as I live. I will sing praises to my God even with my dying breath.
• 3. Don't put your confidence in powerful people; there is no help for you there.
• 4. When their breathing stops, they return to the earth, and in a moment all their plans come to an end.
• 5. But happy are those who have the God of Israel as their helper, whose hope is in the LORD their God.
• 6. He is the one who made heaven and earth, the sea, and everything in them. He is the one who keeps every promise forever,
• 7. who gives justice to the oppressed and food to the hungry. The LORD frees the prisoners.
• 8. The LORD opens the eyes of the blind. The LORD lifts the burdens of those bent beneath their loads. The LORD loves the righteous.
• 9. The LORD protects the foreigners among us. He cares for the orphans and widows, but he frustrates the plans of the wicked.
• 10. The LORD will reign forever. O Jerusalem, your God is King in every generation! Praise the LORD!

New Living Translation: 216 of 324 days.