Psalms 108

1 A Canticle Psalm, of David himself. My heart is prepared, O God, my heart is prepared. I will sing songs, and I will sing psalms in my glory.

“A psalm of David.” O God! my heart is strengthened! I will sing and give thanks.

2 Rise up, my glory. Rise up, Psalter and harp. I will arise in early morning.

Awake, my soul! awake, my psaltery and harp! I will wake with the early dawn.

3 I will confess to you, O Lord, among the peoples. And I will sing psalms to you among the nations.

I will praise thee, O LORD! among the nations; I will sing to thee among the peoples!

4 For your mercy is great, beyond the heavens, and your truth, even to the clouds.

For thy mercy reacheth to the heavens, And thy truth above the clouds.

5 Be exalted, O God, beyond the heavens, and your glory, beyond all the earth,

Exalt thyself, O God! above the heavens, And thy glory above all the earth!

6 so that your beloved may be freed. Save with your right hand, and heed me.

That thy beloved ones may be delivered, Save with thy right hand, and answer me!

7 God has spoken in his holiness. I will exult, and I will divide Shechem, and I will divide by measure the steep valley of tabernacles.

God promiseth in his holiness; I will rejoice; I shall yet divide Shechem, And measure out the valley of Succoth;

8 Gilead is mine, and Manasseh is mine, and Ephraim is the supporter of my head. Judah is my king.

Gilead shall be mine, and mine Manasseh; Ephraim shall be my helmet, And Judah my sceptre.

9 Moab is the cooking pot of my hope. I will extend my shoe in Idumea; the foreigners have become my friends.

Moab shall be my washbowl; Upon Edom shall I cast my shoe; I shall triumph over Philistia.

10 Who will lead me into the fortified city? Who will lead me, even into Idumea?

Who will bring me to the strong city? Who will lead me into Edom?

11 Will not you, O God, who had rejected us? And will not you, O God, go out with our armies?

Wilt not thou, O God! who didst forsake us, Who didst not go forth with our armies?

12 Grant us help from tribulation, for vain is the help of man.

Give us thine aid in our distress, For vain is the help of man!

13 In God, we will act virtuously, and he will bring our enemies to nothing.

Through God we shall do valiantly; For he will tread down our enemies.