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Psalms 144:4 - Meaning and Application
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Translation: World English Bible — Catholic Edition
" Man is like a breath. His days are like a shadow that passes away. "
Psalms 144:4
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2 my loving kindness, my fortress, my high tower, my deliverer, my shield, and he in whom I take refuge, who subdues my people under me.
3 LORD, what is man, that you care for him? Or the son of man, that you think of him?
4 Man is like a breath. His days are like a shadow that passes away.
5 Part your heavens, LORD, and come down. Touch the mountains, and they will smoke.
6 Throw out lightning, and scatter them. Send out your arrows, and rout them.
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Psalms 144:1
"Blessed be the LORD, my rock, who trains my hands to war, and my fingers to battle—"
Psalms 144:2
"my loving kindness, my fortress, my high tower, my deliverer, my shield, and he in whom I take refuge, who subdues my people under me."
Psalms 144:3
"LORD, what is man, that you care for him? Or the son of man, that you think of him?"
Psalms 144:5
"Part your heavens, LORD, and come down. Touch the mountains, and they will smoke."
Psalms 144:6
"Throw out lightning, and scatter them. Send out your arrows, and rout them."
Psalms 144:7
"Stretch out your hand from above, rescue me, and deliver me out of great waters, out of the hands of foreigners,"
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