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The Book of Psalms, Chapter 144, Verse 5

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Man is like to vanity: his days [are] as a shadow that passeth away.
King James Version
Bow thy heavens, O LORD, and come down: touch the mountains, and they shall smoke.
American Standard Version
Bow thy heavens, O Jehovah, and come down: Touch the mountains, and they shall smoke.
New English Translation
O LORD, make the sky sink and come down! Touch the mountains and make them smolder!
World English Bible
Part your heavens, Yahweh, and come down. Touch the mountains, and they will smoke.
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Cast forth lightning, and scatter them: shoot out thine arrows, and destroy them.
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Send thine hand from above; rid me, and deliver me out of great waters, from the hand of strange children;
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Whose mouth speaketh vanity, and their right hand [is] a right hand of falsehood.
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I will sing a new song unto thee, O God: upon a psaltery [and] an instrument of ten strings will I sing praises unto thee.
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[It is he] that giveth salvation unto kings: who delivereth David his servant from the hurtful sword.
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Rid me, and deliver me from the hand of strange children, whose mouth speaketh vanity, and their right hand [is] a right hand of falsehood:
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That 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:
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[That] our garners [may be] full, affording all manner of store: [that] our sheep may bring forth thousands and ten thousands in our streets:
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[That] our oxen [may be] strong to labour; [that there be] no breaking in, nor going out; that [there be] no complaining in our streets.
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Happy [is that] people, that is in such a case: [yea], happy [is that] people, whose God [is] the LORD.