Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Psalm 144:5:

• Chichewa Contempary Chichewa translation, 2002/2016:
  “Tear the heavenly worlds, You Jehovah, and come down;
  touch the mountains that they bring out smoke.” (Source: Mawu a Mulungu mu Chichewa Chalero Back Translation)
• Newari:
  “O LORD, open the heavens and come down.
  Touch the mountains
  so that smoke may come out from them.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
• Hiligaynon:
  “LORD, open the heaven and [you (sing.)] come-down.
  Touch the mountains/hills so-that they smoke.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
• Laarim:
  “LORD, you leave heaven, and come down,
  touch mountains so that they be smoking.” (Source: Laarim Back Translation)
• Nyakyusa-Ngonde (back-translation into Swahili):
  “Ee BWANA, upasue mbingu kwako, ushuke chini.
  Uiguse milima, nayo itoe moshi.” (Source: Nyakyusa Back Translation)
• English:
  “Yahweh, tear open/open up the sky and come down!
  Touch the mountains in order that smoke will pour out from them!” (Source: Translation for Translators)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Psalm 144:6:

• Chichewa Contempary Chichewa translation, 2002/2016:
  “Send lightnings and scatter the enemies;
  throw your arrows and chase them.” (Source: Mawu a Mulungu mu Chichewa Chalero Back Translation)
• Newari:
  “Cause the lightning to flash,
  and scatter the enemy,
  shooting arrows, pursue them.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
• Hiligaynon:
  “Shoot bolts-of-lightning so-that my enemies flee and scatter.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
• Laarim:
  “You send flash of lightening, so that it scatter the enemies,
  you shoot your arrows, so that they run.” (Source: Laarim Back Translation)
• Nyakyusa-Ngonde (back-translation into Swahili):
  “Utume radi yako ipige,
  iwatawanye maadui zako,
  upige mishale yako, uwafukuze.” (Source: Nyakyusa Back Translation)
• English:
  “Cause lightning to flash with the result that your enemies will run away!
  Shoot your arrows at them and cause them to run away/scatter.” (Source: Translation for Translators)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Psalm 144:7:

• Chichewa Contempary Chichewa translation, 2002/2016:
  “Stretch out your hand from heaven;
  rescue me and save me,
  from the powerful water,
  in the hands of strange people,” (Source: Mawu a Mulungu mu Chichewa Chalero Back Translation)
• Newari:
  “Come down from heaven,
  Drawing me from the deep ocean, lift me up,
  and save me.
  Set me free from the hands of foreigners.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
• Hiligaynon:
  “From heaven, receive me and save (me) from the power of the enemies who come-from-other places, who (are) like strong-(flowing) water.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
• Laarim:
  “You send your hand from heaven
  you release me and save me
  from vey strong water,
  from the hands of foreigners,” (Source: Laarim Back Translation)
• Nyakyusa-Ngonde (back-translation into Swahili):
  “Unyooshe mikono yako kutoka mbinguni,
  uniokoe, unitoe katika maji mengi,
  unitoe katika mikono ya wapagani,” (Source: Nyakyusa Back Translation)
• English:
  “It is as though my enemies surround me like a flood;
  reach your hand down from heaven and rescue me from them.
  They are men from other countries” (Source: Translation for Translators)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Psalm 144:8:

• Chichewa Contempary Chichewa translation, 2002/2016:
  “whose mouths are filled with lies,
  whose right hand is fraudulent.” (Source: Mawu a Mulungu mu Chichewa Chalero Back Translation)
• Newari:
  “They are ones who speak lies.
  They speak lies even though they swear to tell the truth.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
• Hiligaynon:
  “These they do -not -tell the truth and lie even in their swearing.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
• Laarim:
  “whose mouths are full of false matters,
  who swear with false matter.” (Source: Laarim Back Translation)
• Nyakyusa-Ngonde (back-translation into Swahili):
  “ambao wanasema ya uongo,
  ambao wanaongopa wakati wanaapa.” (Source: Nyakyusa Back Translation)
• English:
  “who always tell lies.
  Even in a courtroom where they swear to tell the truth
  they tell lies.” (Source: Translation for Translators)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Psalm 144:9:

• Chichewa Contempary Chichewa translation, 2002/2016:
  “I will sing for you a new song You God;
  I will sing for you a song on the ten stringed harp,” (Source: Mawu a Mulungu mu Chichewa Chalero Back Translation)
• Newari:
  “O God, by singing a new hymn to you I will cause them to hear,
  by playing the lute I will cause You to hear a hymn.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
• Hiligaynon:
  “I will-sing to you (sing.), O God, a new song which is-played with a harp.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
• Laarim:
  “God, I will sing to you a new song,
  I will pluck the harp which has 10 strings,
  and will sing to you,” (Source: Laarim Back Translation)
• Nyakyusa-Ngonde (back-translation into Swahili):
  “Ee Mungu, nitakwimbia wimbo mpya,
  nitakwimbia na kinubi cha nyuzi kumi.” (Source: Nyakyusa Back Translation)
• English:
  “God, I will sing a new song to you,
  and I will play my ten-stringed harp while I sing to you.” (Source: Translation for Translators)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Psalm 144:10:

• Chichewa Contempary Chichewa translation, 2002/2016:
  “to Him who makes kings successful,
  who saves David his servant from a dangerous sword.” (Source: Mawu a Mulungu mu Chichewa Chalero Back Translation)
• Newari:
  “You cause kings to win,
  You saved your servant David from the sword.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
• Hiligaynon:
  “You (sing.) (are) the one (who) has-caused- the kings -to-win and saved David your (sing.) servant from death.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
• Laarim:
  “for you give victory to the kings,
  and you helps your servant David, from the sword of death.” (Source: Laarim Back Translation)
• Nyakyusa-Ngonde (back-translation into Swahili):
  “Ndiwe unawapa wafalme ushindi,
  ambaye unamwokoa Daudi mtumishi wako.
  Kwa upanga mkali” (Source: Nyakyusa Back Translation)
• English:
  “You enable kings to defeat their enemies;
  and you rescued me, your servant David, from being killed by my enemies’ swords.” (Source: Translation for Translators)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Psalm 144:11:

• Chichewa Contempary Chichewa translation, 2002/2016:
  “Rescue me and save me,
  in the hands of strange people,
  whose mouths are filled with lies,
  whose right hand is fraudulent.” (Source: Mawu a Mulungu mu Chichewa Chalero Back Translation)
• Newari:
  “Save me and set me free from the hands of foreigners.
  They are ones who tell lies,
  They speak lies even though they swear to tell the truth.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
• Hiligaynon:
  “Save me from the power of the enemies who come-from-other places, who do- not -tell the truth and lie even in their swearing.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
• Laarim:
  “You release me and help me
  from the hands of foreigners,
  who their mouths are full of false matter,
  who swear false matter.” (Source: Laarim Back Translation)
• Nyakyusa-Ngonde (back-translation into Swahili):
  “uniokoe,
  unitoe katika mikono ya wapagani,
  ambao wanasema ya uongo,
  ambao wanaongopa wakati wanaapa.” (Source: Nyakyusa Back Translation)
• English:
  “So I ask you to save me from being killed by the swords that those evil people carry.
  Rescue me from the power of those foreigners
  who always tell lies,
  and who raise their right hands in courtrooms when they solemnly declare that they will tell the truth.” (Source: Translation for Translators)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Psalm 144:12:

• Chichewa Contempary Chichewa translation, 2002/2016:
  “And the male children at their youthhood
  they will be like a seed well taken care of,
  our female children will be like pillars
  well crafted, for beautifying the kingship house.” (Source: Mawu a Mulungu mu Chichewa Chalero Back Translation)
• Newari:
  “In the time of their youth, our sons are like trees becoming large,
  and our daughters are like engraved corner pillars for a palace.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
• Hiligaynon:
  “May-it-be that our (excl.) male children/(sons), while they (are) still young, will-be/become like plants that grow healthier/stronger,
  and our (excl.) female children/(daughters) will-be/become like beautiful pillars of a palace.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
• Laarim:
  “And our young sons will stay,
  like trees that planted well,
  and our girls will stay
  like beautiful pillars of the big house of the king.” (Source: Laarim Back Translation)
• Nyakyusa-Ngonde (back-translation into Swahili):
  “Watoto wetu wavulana katika ujana wao,
  wawe kama vilivyopandwa ambavyo vinastawi.
  Wasichana wawe kama nguzo,
  ambazo watu wanajengea ikulu.” (Source: Nyakyusa Back Translation)
• English:
  “I wish/hope that our young sons will grow up to be like strong plants,
  and I wish/hope that our daughters will grow up to be straight and tall
  like the pillars that stand in the corners of palaces.” (Source: Translation for Translators)