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Psalm 144:2-4
Evangelical Heritage Version
Psalm 144:2-4
Evangelical Heritage Version
2 He shows me mercy.
He is my stronghold, my high fortress.
He is my deliverer and my shield,
so I take refuge in him.
He subdues peoples[a] under me.
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3 Lord, what is man that you notice him,
the son of man that you consider him?
4 Man is like a breath.[b]
His days are like a passing shadow.
Footnotes
- Psalm 144:2 Hebrew variant. The main Hebrew reading is my people.
- Psalm 144:4 Or vapor
Psalm 144:2-4
King James Version
Psalm 144:2-4
King James Version
2 My goodness, and my fortress; my high tower, and my deliverer; my shield, and he in whom I trust; who subdueth my people under me.
3 Lord, what is man, that thou takest knowledge of him! or the son of man, that thou makest account of him!
4 Man is like to vanity: his days are as a shadow that passeth away.
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Psalm 144:2-4
New International Version
Psalm 144:2-4
New International Version
Footnotes
- Psalm 144:2 Many manuscripts of the Masoretic Text, Dead Sea Scrolls, Aquila, Jerome and Syriac; most manuscripts of the Masoretic Text subdues my people
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