Bible for Soul
Book 19 of 66 · Poetry & Wisdom

PsalmsChapter 144 · salvation and deliverance and humanity and family

15 verses1 sections2 min readPoetry & worshipComplete KJV text

Psalms 144 contains 15 verses in the King James Version. This page presents the complete chapter, a section-by-section outline, and direct links to every verse. Its recurring subjects include salvation and deliverance, humanity and family, and shepherd and flock.

Chapter at a glance

What is in Psalms 144?

The chapter opens, “Blessed be the LORD my strength, which teacheth my hands to war, and my fingers to fight:” It closes in verse 15, “Happy is that people, that is in such a case: yea, happy is that people, whose God is the LORD.” The outline below follows the text in order.

Primary themes
salvation and deliverancehumanity and familyshepherd and flock
Passage
Psalms 144:1–15
Reading time
About 2 minutes · 302 words
Section-by-section outline

Psalms 144 outline

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  1. Verses 1–15

    Salvation and Deliverance · Humanity and Family

    Blessed be the LORD my strength, which teacheth my hands to war, and my fingers to fight:

King James Version · complete chapter

Psalms 144 KJV

1Blessed 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.