
Psalm 144:3-4, 12-15
A Women’s Lectionary – Proper 8
3 O Lord,A what are humansB that you regardC them,
or mortalsD that you thinkE of them?
4 TheyF are like a breath;G
their daysH are likeI a passingJ shadow.K
12 May our sonsL in their youthM
be like plantsN full grown,O
our daughtersP like corner pillars,Q
cutR for the buildingS of a palace.T
13 May our barnsU be filledV
with produce of every kind;W
may our sheepX increase by thousands,Y
by tens of thousandsZ in our fields,AA
14 and may our cattleBB be heavy with young.CC
May there be no breachDD in the walls, no exile,EE
and no cry of distressFF in our streets.GG
15 HappyHH are the peopleII to whom such blessings fall;
happy are the people whose GodJJ is the Lord.
Image credit: “Dandelion Wish” by John Liu, 2011.