Psalms 144
Study sheet, King James Version, with the original-language words this chapter turns on.
The text
1A Psalm of David. Blessed be the LORD my strength, which teacheth my hands to war, and my fingers to fight:
2My goodness, and my fortress; my high tower, and my deliverer; my shield, and he in whom I trust; who subdueth my people under me.
3LORD, what is man, that thou takest knowledge of him! or the son of man, that thou makest account of him!
4Man is like to vanity: his days are as a shadow that passeth away.
5Bow thy heavens, O LORD, and come down: touch the mountains, and they shall smoke.
6Cast forth lightning, and scatter them: shoot out thine arrows, and destroy them.
7Send thine hand from above; rid me, and deliver me out of great waters, from the hand of strange children;
8Whose mouth speaketh vanity, and their right hand is a right hand of falsehood.
9I will sing a new song unto thee, O God: upon a psaltery and an instrument of ten strings will I sing praises unto thee.
10It is he that giveth salvation unto kings: who delivereth David his servant from the hurtful sword.
11Rid me, and deliver me from the hand of strange children, whose mouth speaketh vanity, and their right hand is a right hand of falsehood:
12That 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:
13That our garners may be full, affording all manner of store: that our sheep may bring forth thousands and ten thousands in our streets:
14That our oxen may be strong to labour; that there be no breaking in, nor going out; that there be no complaining in our streets.
15Happy is that people, that is in such a case: yea, happy is that people, whose God is the LORD.
Words in this chapter
Definitions are Strong's own wording from his Exhaustive Concordance (1890). Counts are how often each word appears in this chapter, from the tagged text.
- בֵּןbênH11214× in this chapter
a son (as a builder of the family name), in the widest sense (of literal and figurative relationship, including grandson, subject, nation, quality or condition, etc., (like father or brother), etc.)
- יָדyâdH30274× in this chapter
a hand (the open one (indicating power, means, direction, etc.),
- יְהֹוָהYᵉhôvâhH30684× in this chapter
Jehovah, Jewish national name of God
- יָמִיןyâmîynH32254× in this chapter
the right hand or side (leg, eye) of a person or other object (as the stronger and more dexterous); locally, the south
- אַיִןʼayinH3693× in this chapter
a non-entity; generally used as a negative particle
- עַםʻamH59713× in this chapter
a people (as a congregated unit); specifically, a tribe (as those of Israel); hence (collectively) troops or attendants; figuratively, a flock
- פָּצָהpâtsâhH64753× in this chapter
to rend, i.e. open (especially the mouth)
- אֲשֶׁרʼăsherH8343× in this chapter
who, which, what, that; also (as an adverb and a conjunction) when, where, how, because, in order that, etc.
- אָדָםʼâdâmH1202× in this chapter
ruddy i.e. a human being (an individual or the species, mankind, etc.)
- דָבַרdâbarH16962× in this chapter
perhaps properly, to arrange; but used figuratively (of words), to speak; rarely (in a destructive sense) to subdue
- דָּוִדDâvidH17322× in this chapter
David, the youngest son of Jesse
- זַןzanH21772× in this chapter
properly, nourished (or fully developed), i.e. a form or sort
- אֱלֹהִיםʼĕlôhîymH4302× in this chapter
gods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used (in the plural thus, especially with the article) of the supreme God; occasionally applied by way of deference to magistrates; and sometimes as a superlative
- נֵכָרnêkârH52362× in this chapter
foreign, or (concretely) a foreigner, or (abstractly) heathendom
- נָצַלnâtsalH53372× in this chapter
to snatch away, whether in a good or a bad sense
- פֶּהpehH63102× in this chapter
the mouth (as the means of blowing), whether literal or figurative (particularly speech); specifically edge, portion or side; adverbially (with preposition) according to
- שָׁוְאshâvᵉʼH77232× in this chapter
evil (as destructive), literally (ruin) or morally (especially guile); figuratively idolatry (as false, subjective), uselessness (as deceptive, objective; also adverbially, in vain)
- שָׁלַחshâlachH79712× in this chapter
to send away, for, or out (in a great variety of applications)
- שֶׁקֶרsheqerH82672× in this chapter
an untruth; by implication, a sham (often adverbial)
- אֶשֶׁרʼesherH8352× in this chapter
happiness; only in masculine plural construction as interjection, how happy!
- בָרַךְbârakH12881× in this chapter
to kneel; by implication to bless God (as an act of adoration), and (vice-versa) man (as a benefit); also (by euphemism) to curse (God or the king, as treason)
- בָּרַקbâraqH12991× in this chapter
to lighten (lightning)
- בָּרָקbârâqH13001× in this chapter
lightning; by analogy, a gleam; concretely, a flashing sword
- בַּתbathH13231× in this chapter
a daughter (used in the same wide sense as other terms of relationship, literally and figuratively)
- גָּדַלgâdalH14311× in this chapter
to be (causatively make) large (in various senses, as in body, mind, estate or honor, also in pride)
- דָּמָהdâmâhH18191× in this chapter
to compare; by implication, to resemble, liken, consider
- הֶבֶלhebelH18921× in this chapter
emptiness or vanity; figuratively, something transitory and unsatisfactory; often used as an adverb
- הֵיכָלhêykâlH19641× in this chapter
a large public building, such as a palace or temple
- הָמַםhâmamH20001× in this chapter
properly, to put in commotion; by implication, to disturb, drive, destroy
- הַרharH20221× in this chapter
a mountain or range of hills (sometimes used figuratively)
- זָוִיתzâvîythH21061× in this chapter
an angle (as projecting), i.e. (by implication) a corner-column (or anta)
- זָמַרzâmarH21671× in this chapter
play upon it; to make music, accompanied by the voice; hence to celebrate in song and music
- חָדָשׁchâdâshH23191× in this chapter
new
- חוּץchûwtsH23511× in this chapter
properly, separate by awall, i.e. outside, outdoors
- חָטַבchâṭabH24041× in this chapter
to chop or carve wood
- חֵסֵדchêçêdH26171× in this chapter
kindness; by implication (towards God) piety; rarely (by opposition) reproof, or (subject.) beauty
- חָסָהchâçâhH26201× in this chapter
to flee for protection; figuratively, to confide in
- חֵץchêtsH26711× in this chapter
properly, a piercer, i.e. an arrow; by implication, a wound; figuratively, (of God) thunderbolt; the shaft of aspear
- חֶרֶבcherebH27191× in this chapter
drought; also a cutting instrument (from its destructive effect), as a knife, sword, or other sharp implement
- חָשַׁבchâshabH28031× in this chapter
properly, to plait or interpenetrate, i.e. (literally) to weave or (generally) to fabricate; figuratively, to plot or contrive (usually in a malicious sense); hence (from the mental effort) to think, regard, value, compute