Psalm 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.”
KJV
Read in Psalm 144Meaning
The verse imagines social security and freedom from communal catastrophe.
Read carefully
The verse is an aspirational blessing image, not a guarantee of immunity from suffering.
Reflection
Work for safer communities while acknowledging real vulnerability and grief.