Psalm 144

A warrior-king's psalm that borrows from Psalms 8 and 18. In the middle of his strength, David asks "what is man?" Man is a breath and a passing shadow. It ends with a vision of peace: healthy children, full barns, "no cry of lament in our streets." The happiness belongs to the people "whose God is the LORD."

"Man is like a breath; his days are like a passing shadow." (Psalm 144:4)