1. A song of David. The Lord is my Rock. Praise the Lord! He prepares me for war. He trains me for battle.
2. He loves me and protects me. He is my safe place high on the mountain. He rescues me. He is my shield. I trust in him. He helps me rule my people.
3. Lord, why are people important to you? Why do you even notice us?
4. Our life is like a puff of air. It is like a passing shadow.
5. Lord, tear open the skies and come down. Touch the mountains, and smoke will rise from them.
6. Send the lightning and make my enemies run away. Shoot your "arrows" and make them run away.
7. Reach down from heaven and save me! Don't let me drown in this sea of enemies. Save me from these foreigners.
8. They are all liars, even when they swear to tell the truth.
9. God, I will sing a new song for you. I will play a ten-stringed harp and sing praise to you.
10. You are the one who gives victory to kings. You saved your servant David from the sword of his enemy.
11. Save me from these foreigners. They are all liars, even when they swear to tell the truth.
12. Save us so that our sons will be as strong as trees, and our daughters as beautiful as the carved columns of a palace.
13. Save us so that our barns will be filled with crops, and there will be thousands of sheep in our fields.
14. Then our soldiers will be safe, and no enemy will try to break in. Then we will not go to war, and people will not be screaming in our streets.
15. How wonderful to have such blessings! Yes, what blessings there are for those who have the Lord as their God.