Psalms 108
1 A song. A psalm of David. My heart is steadfast, O God, my heart is steadfast. I would sing, I would make music; awake, my soul.
[A Song. A Psalm by David.] My heart is steadfast, God. I will sing and I will make music with my soul.
2 Awake, harp and lyre; I would wake the dawn.
Wake up, harp and lyre. I will wake up the dawn.
3 I would praise you among the peoples, O Lord; make music among the nations to you.
I will give thanks to you, Jehovah, among the nations. I will sing praises to you among the peoples.
4 For great to heaven is your love, and your faithfulness to the clouds.
For your loving kindness is great above the heavens. Your faithfulness reaches to the skies.
5 Be exalted, O God, o’er the heavens, and your glory o’er all the earth.
Be exalted, God, above the heavens. Let your glory be over all the earth.
6 So those you love may be rescued, save by your right hand and answer us.
That your beloved may be delivered, save with your right hand, and answer us.
7 God did solemnly swear: “As victor will I divide Shechem, portion out the valley of Succoth.
God has spoken from his sanctuary: "In triumph, I will divide Shechem, and measure out the Valley of Succoth.
8 Mine is Gilead, mine is Manasseh, Ephraim is my helmet, Judah my sceptre of rule,
Gilead is mine. Manasseh is mine. Ephraim also is my helmet. Judah is my scepter.
9 Moab the pot that I wash in, on Edom I hurl my sandal, I shout o’er Philistia in triumph.”
Moab is my wash pot. I will toss my sandal on Edom. I will shout in triumph over Philistia."
10 O to be brought to the fortified city! O to be led into Edom!
Who will bring me into the fortified city? Who has led me to Edom?
11 Have you not spurned us, O God? You do not march forth with our armies.
Haven't you rejected us, God? You do not go forth, God, with our armies.
12 Grant us help from the foe, for human help is worthless.
Give us help against the enemy, for the help of man is vain.
13 With God we shall yet do bravely, he himself will tread down our foes.
Through God, we will do valiantly. For it is he who will trample down our enemies.
