Psalms 144:5 - Forerunner Commentary

Psalms 144:5

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3 ^aLord, what is man, that You take knowledge of him?
Or the son of man, that You are mindful of him?

4 ^aMan is like a breath;
^bHis days are like a passing shadow.

5 ^aBow down Your heavens, O Lord, and come down;
^bTouch the mountains, and they shall smoke.

6 ^aFlash forth lightning and scatter them;
Shoot out Your arrows and destroy them.

7 Stretch out Your hand from above;
Rescue me and deliver me out of great waters,
From the hand of foreigners,

8 Whose mouth ^aspeaks lying words,
And whose right hand is a right hand of falsehood.

9 I will ^asing a new song to You, O God;
On a harp of ten strings I will sing praises to You,

10 The One who gives¹ salvation to kings,
^aWho delivers David His servant
From the deadly sword.

11 Rescue me and deliver me from the hand of foreigners,
Whose mouth speaks lying words,
And whose right hand is a right hand of falsehood—

12 That our sons may be ^aas plants grown up in their youth;
That our daughters may be as¹ pillars,
Sculptured in palace style;

13 That our barns may be full,
Supplying all kinds of produce;
That our sheep may bring forth thousands
And ten thousands in our fields;

14 That our oxen may be well laden;
That there be no¹ breaking in or going out;
That there be no outcry in our streets.

15 ^aHappy are the people who are in such a state;
Happy are the people whose God is the Lord!

Verse Comparison: Psalms 144:5

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American Standard Version
Bow thy heavens, O Jehovah, and come down: Touch the mountains, and they shall smoke.

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

Contemporary English Version
Open the heavens like a curtain and come down, LORD. Touch the mountains and make them send up smoke.

Darby English Version
Jehovah, bow thy heavens, and come down; touch the mountains, that they smoke;

Good News Bible
O LORD, tear the sky open and come down; touch the mountains, and they will pour out smoke.

King James Version
Bow thy heavens, O LORD, and come down: touch the mountains, and they shall smoke.

New American Standard Bible
Bow Your heavens, O LORD, and come down; Touch the mountains, that they may smoke.

New International Version
Part your heavens, O LORD, and come down;
touch the mountains, so that they smoke.

New King James Version
Bow down Your heavens, O LORD, and come down;
Touch the mountains, and they shall smoke.

N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
Bow Your heavens, O LORD, and come down; Touch the mountains, that they may smoke.

Revised Standard Version
Bow thy heavens, O LORD, and come down! Touch the mountains that they smoke!

Young's Literal Translation
Jehovah, incline Thy heavens and come down, Strike against mountains, and they smoke.

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