Psalms 144 · Verse 14

Psalms 144:14

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.
Psalms 144:14, King James Version

Psalms 144:14 in other translations

BSBOur oxen will bear great loads. There will be no breach in the walls, no going into captivity, and no cry of lament in our streets.
WEBOur oxen will pull heavy loads. There is no breaking in, and no going away, and no outcry in our streets.
ASVWhen our oxen are well laden; When there is no breaking in, and no going forth, And no outcry in our streets:
YLTOur oxen are carrying, there is no breach, And there is no outgoing, And there is no crying in our broad places.
DARBYOur kine laden with young; no breaking in and no going forth, and no outcry in our streets.
BBEOur oxen are well weighted down; our cows give birth safely; there is no going out, and there is no cry of sorrow in our open places.
WebsterThat our oxen may be strong to labor; that there be no breaking in, nor going out; that there be no complaining in our streets.

What does Psalms 144:14 mean?

Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 14 Our oxen may be strong to labor - We have not only an abundance of cattle; but they are of the most strong and vigorous breed. No breaking in - So well ordered is the police of the kingdom, that there are no depredations, no robbers, house-breakers, or marauding parties, in the land; no sudden incursions of neighboring tribes or banditti breaking into fields or houses, carrying away property, and taking with them the people to sell them into captivity: there is no such breaking in, and no such going out, in the nation. My enemies are either become friends, and are united with me in political interests; or are, through fear, obliged to stand aloof.

Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Psalms 144:9-15

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…

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Psalms 144:14 in the original Hebrew

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

אַלּוּפֵ֗ינוּ'a.lu.Fei.nucattle[s] ourH441
מְֽסֻבָּ֫לִ֥יםme.su.Ba.Lim[will be] loadedH5445
אֵֽין\־'ein-there notH369
פֶּ֭רֶץPe.retz[will be] a breachH6556
וְאֵ֣יןve.'Einand there notH369
יוֹצֵ֑אתyo.Tzet[will be] abortionH3318
וְאֵ֥יןve.'Einand there notH369
צְ֝וָחָ֗הtze.va.Chah[will be] an outcryH6682
בִּרְחֹבֹתֵֽינוּ\׃bir.cho.Tei.nuin open places ourH7339

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Cross references for Psalms 144:14

  • Zechariah 8:3-5

    Thus saith the Lord; I am returned unto Zion, and will dwell in the midst of Jerusalem: and Jerusalem shall be called a city of truth; and the mountain of the Lord of hosts the holy mountain. Thus saith the Lord of hosts; There shall yet old men and old women dwell in the streets of Jerusalem, and every man with his staff in his hand for very age. And the streets of the city shall be full of boys and girls playing in the streets thereof.

  • Deuteronomy 28:7

    The Lord shall cause thine enemies that rise up against thee to be smitten before thy face: they shall come out against thee one way, and flee before thee seven ways.

  • Judges 6:6

    And Israel was greatly impoverished because of the Midianites; and the children of Israel cried unto the Lord.

  • 1 Samuel 13:17-23

    And the spoilers came out of the camp of the Philistines in three companies: one company turned unto the way that leadeth to Ophrah, unto the land of Shual: And another company turned the way to Beth–horon: and another company turned to the way of the border that looketh to the valley of Zeboim toward the wilderness. Now there was no smith found throughout all the land of Israel: for the Philistines said, Lest the Hebrews make them swords or spears: But all the Israelites went down to the Philistines, to sharpen every man his share, and his coulter, and his axe, and his mattock. …

  • Jeremiah 13:17-19

    But if ye will not hear it, my soul shall weep in secret places for your pride; and mine eye shall weep sore, and run down with tears, because the Lord’s flock is carried away captive. Say unto the king and to the queen, Humble yourselves, sit down: for your principalities shall come down, even the crown of your glory. The cities of the south shall be shut up, and none shall open them: Judah shall be carried away captive all of it, it shall be wholly carried away captive.

  • Isaiah 24:11

    There is a crying for wine in the streets; all joy is darkened, the mirth of the land is gone.

  • Jeremiah 14:18

    If I go forth into the field, then behold the slain with the sword! and if I enter into the city, then behold them that are sick with famine! yea, both the prophet and the priest go about into a land that they know not.

  • Deuteronomy 28:25

    The Lord shall cause thee to be smitten before thine enemies: thou shalt go out one way against them, and flee seven ways before them: and shalt be removed into all the kingdoms of the earth.

  • Lamentations 1:4-6

    The ways of Zion do mourn, because none come to the solemn feasts: all her gates are desolate: her priests sigh, her virgins are afflicted, and she is in bitterness. Her adversaries are the chief, her enemies prosper; for the Lord hath afflicted her for the multitude of her transgressions: her children are gone into captivity before the enemy. And from the daughter of Zion all her beauty is departed: her princes are become like harts that find no pasture, and they are gone without strength before the pursuer.

  • Jeremiah 14:2

    Judah mourneth, and the gates thereof languish; they are black unto the ground; and the cry of Jerusalem is gone up.

  • Judges 5:8

    They chose new gods; then was war in the gates: was there a shield or spear seen among forty thousand in Israel?

  • 1 Samuel 31:7

    And when the men of Israel that were on the other side of the valley, and they that were on the other side Jordan, saw that the men of Israel fled, and that Saul and his sons were dead, they forsook the cities, and fled; and the Philistines came and dwelt in them.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
strong to labour. Heb. able to bear burdens, or loaden withflesh. no breaking in.
De 28:7,25; Jud 5:8; 6:3,6; 1Sa 13:17-23; 31:7; Jer 13:17-19; 14:18
La 1:4-6; Zec 8:3-5

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Context

  • Psalms 144:13

    That our garners may be full, affording all manner of store: that our sheep may bring forth thousands and ten thousands in our streets:

  • Psalms 144:14

    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.

  • Psalms 144:15

    Happy is that people, that is in such a case: yea, happy is that people, whose God is the Lord.

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Psalms 144:14 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909		Que nuestros bueyes estén fuertes para el trabajo; que no tengamos asalto, ni que hacer salida, ni grito de alarma en nuestras plazas.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885		Que nos génisses soient fécondes; qu’il n’y ait pas de brèche, pas de sortie, et pas de cri dans nos rues.
German
Elberfelder 1871		Daß unsere Rinder trächtig seien; daß kein Einbruch und kein Ausfall sei und kein Klaggeschrei auf unseren Straßen!
Latin
Clementine Vulgate		Allevat Dominus omnes qui corruunt, et erigit omnes elisos.