Psalms 145

DOUAI-RHEIMS	NEW JERUSALEM
1 Blessed be the Lord my God, who teacheth my hands to fight, and my fingers to war.	1 [Hymn of Praise Of David] I shal praise you to the heights, God my King, I shal bless your name forever and ever.
2 My mercy, and my refuge: my support, and my deliverer: My protector, and I have hoped in him: who subdueth my people under me.	2 Day after day I shal bless you, I shal praise your name for ever and ever.
3 Lord, what is man, that thou art made known to him? or the son of man, that thou makest account of him?	3 Great is Yahweh and worthy of al praise, his greatness beyond al reckoning.
4 Man is like to vanity: his days pass away like a shadow.	4 Each age will praise your deeds to the next, proclaiming your mighty works.
5 Lord, bow down thy heavens and descend: touch the mountains and they shall smoke.	5 Your renown is the splendour of your glory, I wil ponder the story of your wonders.
6 Send forth lightning, and thou shalt scatter them: shoot out thy arrows, and thou shalt trouble them.	6 They will speak of your awesome power, and I shal recount your greatness.
7 Put forth thy hand from on high, take me out, and deliver me from many waters: from the hand of strange children:	7 They will bring out the memory of your great generosity, and joyfully acclaim your saving justice.
8 Whose mouth hath spoken vanity: and their right hand is the right hand of iniquity.	8 Yahweh is tenderness and pity, slow to anger, ful of faithful love.
9 To thee, O God, I will sing a new canticle: on the psaltery and an instrument of ten strings I will sing praises to thee.	9 Yahweh is generous to al , his tenderness embraces all his creatures.
10 Who givest salvation to kings: who hast redeemed thy servant David from the malicious sword:	10 Al your creatures shall thank you, Yahweh, and your faithful shall bless you.
11 Deliver me, And rescue me out of the hand of strange children; whose mouth hath spoken vanity: and their right hand is the right hand of iniquity:	11 They shal speak of the glory of your kingship and tell of your might,
12 Whose sons are as new plants in their youth: Their daughters decked out, adorned round about after the similitude of a temple:	12 making known your mighty deeds to the children of Adam, the glory and majesty of your kingship.
13 Their storehouses full, flowing out of this into that. Their sheep fruitful in young, abounding in their goings forth:	13 Your kingship is a kingship for ever, your reign lasts from age to age. Yahweh is trustworthy in allhis words, and upright in al his deeds.
14 their oxen fat. There is no breach of wall, nor passage, nor crying out in their streets.	14 Yahweh supports al who stumble, lifts up those who are bowed down.
15 They have called the people happy, that hath these things: but happy is that people whose God is the Lord.	15 Al look to you in hope and you feed them with the food of the season.
	16 And, with generous hand, you satisfy the desires of every living creature.
	17 Upright in al that he does, Yahweh acts only in faithful love.
	18 He is close to al who cal upon him, all who call on him from the heart.
	19 He fulfils the desires of al who fear him, he hears their cry and he saves them.
	20 Yahweh guards all who love him, but al the wicked he destroys.
	21 My mouth shall always praise Yahweh, let every creature bless his holy name for ever and ever.