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14 
Let our cattle bear
Without mishap and without loss,
And let there be no outcry in our streets!
15 
How blessed and favored are the people in such circumstance;
How blessed [fortunate, prosperous, and favored] are the people whose God is the Lord!

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14     our oxen(A) will draw heavy loads.[a]
There will be no breaching of walls,(B)
    no going into captivity,
    no cry of distress in our streets.(C)
15 Blessed is the people(D) of whom this is true;
    blessed is the people whose God is the Lord.

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  1. Psalm 144:14 Or our chieftains will be firmly established

14 That our oxen may be well laden;
That there be no [a]breaking in or going out;
That there be no outcry in our streets.
15 (A)Happy are the people who are in such a state;
Happy are the people whose God is the Lord!

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  1. Psalm 144:14 Lit. breach

14 may our cattle be heavy with young,
    suffering no mishap or failure in bearing;[a]
may there be no (A)cry of distress in our streets!
15 (B)Blessed are the people to whom such blessings fall!
    (C)Blessed are the people whose God is the Lord!

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  1. Psalm 144:14 Hebrew with no breaking in or going out