Daily Bible CEV November 22 Verses

Psalm 144
[By David.]
A Prayer for the Nation

¹I praise you, LORD! You are my mighty rock,

and you teach me how to fight my battles.

²You are my friend,

and you are my fortress where I am safe.

You are my shield,

and you made me the ruler of our people.

³Why do we humans mean anything to you, our LORD?

Why do you care about us?

⁴We disappear like a breath;

we last no longer than a faint shadow.

⁵Open the heavens like a curtain and come down, LORD.

Touch the mountains and make them send up smoke.

⁶Use your lightning as arrows to scatter my enemies

and make them run away.

⁷Reach down from heaven and set me free.

Save me from the mighty flood

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of those lying foreigners who can't tell the truth.

⁹In praise of you, our God,

I will sing a new song, while playing my harp.

¹⁰By your power, kings win wars,

and your servant David is saved from deadly swords.

¹¹Won't you keep me safe from those lying foreigners

who can't tell the truth?

¹²Let's pray that our young sons will grow like strong plants

and that our daughters will be as lovely

as columns in the corner of a palace.

¹³May our barns be filled with all kinds of crops.

May our fields be covered with sheep by the thousands,

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and every cow have calves.

Don't let our city be captured

or any of us be taken away,

and don't let cries of sorrow be heard in our streets.

¹⁵Our LORD and our God,

you give these blessings to all who worship you.

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