God’s Word Translation
Psalms 144:14
14May our cattle have many calves. May no one break in, and may no one be dragged out. May there be no cries of distress in our streets.
Psalms 144:14 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)That our oxen may be strong to labour; that there be no breaking in, nor going out; that there be no complaining in our streets.
- New International Version (NIV)our oxen will draw heavy loads. There will be no breaching of walls, no going into captivity, no cry of distress in our streets.
- English Standard Version (ESV)may our cattle be heavy with young, suffering no mishap or failure in bearing; may there be no cry of distress in our streets!
- New King James Version (NKJV)That our oxen may be well laden; That there be no breaking in or going out; That there be no outcry in our streets.
Context of Psalms 144:14
12May our sons be like full-grown, young plants. May our daughters be like stately columns that adorn the corners of a palace. 13May our barns be filled with all kinds of crops. May our sheep give birth to thousands of lambs, tens of thousands in our fields. May our cattle have many calves. May no one break in, and may no one be dragged out. May there be no cries of distress in our streets. 15Blessed are the people who have these blessings! Blessed are the people whose God is the Lord!
Read all of Psalms 144Psalms 144:14 word by word
אַלּוּפֵ֗ינוּ מְֽסֻבָּ֫לִ֥ים אֵֽין־פֶּ֭רֶץ וְאֵ֣ין יוֹצֵ֑את וְאֵ֥ין צְ֝וָחָ֗ה בִּרְחֹבֹתֵֽינוּ׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
Cross-references for Psalms 144:14
- Deuteronomy 28:7The Lord will defeat your enemies when they attack you. They will attack you from one direction but run away from you in seven directions.
- Judges 5:8When the people chose new gods, war broke out inside the city gates. Not a weapon was seen among 40,000 in Israel.
- Judges 6:3Whenever Israel planted crops, Midian, Amalek, and Kedem came and damaged the crops.
- 1 Samuel 13:17Raiding parties left the Philistine camp in three columns. One column turned onto the road to Ophrah to the region of Shual.
- Jeremiah 13:17If you won’t listen, I will cry secretly over your arrogance. I will cry bitterly, and my eyes will flow with tears because the Lord’s flock will be taken captive.
- Jeremiah 14:18If I go to the field, I see those killed because of war. If I go to the city, I see those sick because of famine. Prophets and priests wander through a land they haven’t heard of.
- Lamentations 1:4“The roads to Zion are deserted. No one comes to the annual festivals. No one passes through any of its gates. Its priests are groaning. Its young women are made to suffer. Zion is bitter.
- Zechariah 8:3This is what the Lord says: I will return to Zion and live in Jerusalem. Jerusalem will be called the City of Truth. The mountain of the Lord of Armies will be called the holy mountain.
Commentaries on Psalms 144:14
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 14That our oxen may be strong to labour - Margin, “able to bear burdens;” or, “laden with flesh.” The Hebrew is simply loaded or laden: that is, with a burden; or, with flesh; or, as Gesenius renders it, with young. The latter idea would best suit the connection - that of cattle producing abundantly or multiplying. That there be no breaking in, nor going out - No breaking in of other cattle into enclosed grounds, and no escape of those which are shut up for…Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 9-15Verses 9-15 Fresh favours call for fresh returns of thanks; we must praise God for the mercies we hope for by his promise, as well as those we have received by his providence. To be saved from the hurtful sword, or from wasting sickness, without deliverance from the dominion of sin and the wrath to come, is but a small advantage. The public prosperity David desired for his people, is stated. It adds much to the comfort and happiness of parents in this…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 13-14no going into captivity, and no cry of lament: These images show peace and safety.Read the comment
- Rashi on Tanakh · v. 14Our princes are borne The great princes among us are borne by those smaller than they, for the small ones obey the greater ones, the result being that there is no breach among us.Read the comment
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Commentaries on Psalms 144
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Calvin’s Commentaries
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- The Treasury of David
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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