He is my faithful love and my fortress,
my stronghold and my deliverer.
He is my shield,(A) and I take refuge in him;(B)
he subdues my people[a] under me.(C)

Lord, what is a human that you care for him,
a son of man[b] that you think of him?(D)
A human is like a breath;
his days are like a passing shadow.(E)

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Footnotes

  1. 144:2 Some Hb mss, DSS, Aq, Syr, Tg, Jer read subdues peoples; 2Sm 22:48; Ps 18:47
  2. 144:3 Or a mere mortal

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