Psalm 144

The Bible is the greatest piece of literature and the ultimate story, because it is a living Word.  It applies to every aspect of our complicated lives.  Psalm 144 is one of my favorite passages of Scripture, and so I thought that I would share it with you.  Lately, I have been looking up Scripture in Strong's Concordance and reading the Word in different translations so as to get the full meaning of the words.  One thing that I have been doing with this is writing down my own version of the verses in my journal.  Through this, I have really begun to be able to understand the deeper meanings behind the words and it has been very interesting to me.  I am posting Psalm 144 in the Amplified Version, but I would encourage you to look it up in several different editions and also on Strong's Concordance, here is the link 

http://www.blueletterbible.org/Bible.cfm?b=Psa&c=144&v=1&t=KJV#1

[A Psalm] of David.

 ¹BLESSED BE the Lord, my Rock and my keen and firm Strength, Who teaches my hands to war and my fingers to fight--

    ²My Steadfast Love and my Fortress, my High Tower and my Deliverer, my Shield and He in Whom I trust and take refuge, Who subdues my people under me.

    ³Lord, what is man that You take notice of him? Or [the] son of man that You take account of him?^(A)

    ⁴Man is like vanity and a breath; his days are as a shadow that passes away.

    ⁵Bow Your heavens, O Lord, and come down; touch the mountains, and they shall smoke.

    ⁶Cast forth lightning and scatter [my enemies]; send out Your arrows and embarrass and frustrate them.

    ⁷Stretch forth Your hand from above; rescue me and deliver me out of great waters, from the hands of hostile aliens (tribes around us)

    ⁸Whose mouths speak deceit and whose right hands are right hands [raised in taking] fraudulent oaths.

    ⁹I will sing a new song to You, O God; upon a harp, an instrument of ten strings, will I offer praises to You.

    ¹⁰You are He Who gives salvation to kings, Who rescues David His servant from the hurtful sword [of evil].

    ¹¹Rescue me and deliver me out of the power of [hostile] alien [tribes] whose mouths speak deceit and whose right hands are right hands [raised in taking] fraudulent oaths.

    ¹²When our sons shall be as plants grown large in their youth and our daughters as sculptured corner pillars hewn like those of a palace;

    ¹³When our garners are full, affording all manner of store, and our sheep bring forth thousands and ten thousands in our pastures;

    ¹⁴When our oxen are well loaded; when there is no invasion [of hostile armies] and no going forth [against besiegers--when there is no murder or manslaughter] and no outcry in our streets;

    ¹⁵Happy and blessed are the people who are in such a case; yes, happy (blessed, fortunate, prosperous, to be envied) are the people whose God is the Lord!