Psalm 144
1 Von David. Gepriesen sei Jahwe, mein Fels, der meine Hände kriegen, meine Finger streiten lehrt,
I praise Yahweh, who is [like an overhanging] rock [under which I] ([get refuge/am protected])! He trains my hands so that I can use them to fight battles; he trains my fingers so that I can [shoot arrows in a war].
2 meine Stärke und meine Burg, meine Veste und der mir Rettung schafft, mein Schild und der, bei dem ich Zuflucht suche, der mir Völker unterwirft.
He is the one who protects me; he is [like] a fortress [DOU] in which I am safe, he protects me [like] [protect soldiers] [MET], and he gives me refuge. He defeats [other] nations and [then] puts them under my power.
3 Jahwe, was ist der Mensch, daß du dich um ihn kümmerst, das Menschenkind, daß du es beachtest?
Yahweh, [we] people are [very insignificant/unimportant], so why (are you concerned/do you care about us) [RHQ]? [It is amazing to me that] you pay attention to humans.
4 Der Mensch gleicht einem Hauch; seine Lebenstage sind wie ein Schatten, der vorüberfährt.
[The time that we live is as short] as [SIM] a puff of wind; our time to live disappears like a shadow does.
5 Jahwe, neige deinen Himmel und steige herab; rühre die Berge an, daß sie rauchen!
Yahweh, (tear open/open up) the sky and come down! Touch the mountains in order that smoke will pour out from them!
6 Schleudere einen Blitz und zerstreue sie, sende deine Pfeile und scheuche sie!
Cause lightning to flash with the result that [your enemies] will run away! Shoot your arrows [at them] and cause them to (run away/scatter).
7 Strecke aus der Höhe deine Hand aus, reiße mich heraus und errette mich aus großen Wassern, aus der Gewalt der Fremden,
[It is as though my enemies surround me like] a flood; reach your hand down from heaven and rescue me from them [SYN]. They are men from other countries
8 deren Mund Falschheit redet, und deren Rechte eine trügerische Rechte.
who [SYN] [always] tell lies. [Even in a courtroom where they swear to tell the truth] they tell lies.
9 Gott, ein neues Lied will ich dir singen, auf zehnsaitiger Harfe will ich dir spielen,
God, I will sing a new song to you, and I will play my ten-stringed harp [while I sing] to you.
10 der den Königen Sieg verleiht, der seinen Knecht David dem verderblichen Schwert entriß.
You enable kings to defeat [their enemies]; and you rescued me, your servant David, from [being killed by] my enemies’ swords.
11 Reiße mich heraus und errette mich aus der Gewalt der Fremden, deren Mund Falschheit redet, und deren Rechte eine trügerische Rechte.
[So I ask you to] save me from [being killed by] the swords [that those] evil [people carry]. Rescue me from the power [MTY] of those foreigners who [SYN] [always] tell lies, and [who raise] their right hands [in courtrooms when they solemnly declare that they will tell the truth].
12 Daß unsere Söhne in ihrer Jugend seien wie großgezogene Pflanzen, unsere Töchter wie Ecksäulen, die nach Tempel-Bauart ausgehauen sind,
I wish/hope that our young sons will grow up to be like strong plants [SIM], and I wish/hope that our daughters will [grow up to] be [straight and tall] like the pillars [SIM] that stand in the corners of palaces.
13 unsere Speicher voll, Spende gewährend von jeglicher Art, unsere Schafe sich vertausendfachend, verzehntausendfacht auf unseren Triften,
I wish/hope that our barns will be full of many different crops. I wish/hope that the sheep in our fields will give birth to tens of thousands of baby lambs.
14 unsere Rinder beladen; kein Mauerriß und kein Auszug und kein Geschrei auf unseren Gassen.
I wish/hope that our cows will give birth to many calves without having any miscarriages or deaths when they are born (OR, that no enemies will break through our city walls and take us (into exile/to their own countries)). I wish/hope that [there will not be a time when the people in] our streets cry out in distress [because foreign armies are invading].
15 Wohl dem Volke, dem es also ergeht! Wohl dem Volke, dessen Gott Jahwe ist!
If good things like that happen to a nation, the people will be very happy. The people whose God is Yahweh are the ones who will be happy!
