Psalms 108

1 A canticle of a psalm for David himself. My heart is ready, O God, my heart is ready: I will sing, and will give praise, with my glory.

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

2 Arise, my glory; arise, psaltery and harp: I will arise in the morning early.

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

3 I will praise thee, O Lord, among the people: and I will sing unto thee among the populations.

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

4 For thy mercy is great above the heavens: and thy truth even unto the clouds.

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

5 Be thou exalted, O God, above the heavens, and thy glory over all the earth:

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

6 That thy beloved may be delivered. Save with thy right hand and hear me.

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

7 God hath spoken in his holiness. I will rejoice, and I will divide Sichem and I will mete out the vale of tabernacles.

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

8 Galaad is mine, and Manasses is mine and Ephraim the protection of my head. Juda is my king:

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

9 Moab the pot of my hope. Over Edom I will stretch out my shoe: the aliens are become my friends.

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

10 Who will bring me into the strong city? who will lead me into Edom?

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

11 Wilt not thou, O God, who hast cast us off? and wilt not thou, O God, go forth with our armies?

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

12 O grant us help from trouble: for vain is the help of man.

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

13 Through God we shall do mightily: and he will bring our enemies to nothing.

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