2. Petition for present victory 144:3-11

144:3-4 The exalted description of God in verses 1 and 2 led David to reflect in amazement that God would take interest in mere mortals. Man's existence is very brief compared to God who abides forever.

144:5-8 The psalmist described God's intervention in the present battle David faced in terms of nature. In the past God had used rain, thunder, lightning, and hail to give His people victory (Josh. 10; Judg. 4-5; et al.). David seems to have been appealing for a similar deliverance. He viewed the enemy army as an overwhelming flood from which he requested deliverance.

144:9-11 David promised to praise God with a new song for the victory he believed God would give him. Verse 11 is a kind of refrain (cf. v. 8).