Psalms 108
1 A song or Psalme of David. O God, mine heart is prepared, so is my tongue: I will sing and giue praise.
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.
2 Awake viole and harpe: I will awake early.
Awake, harp and lyre; I would wake the dawn.
3 I will praise thee, O Lord, among the people, and I wil sing vnto thee among the nations.
I would praise you among the peoples, O Lord; make music among the nations to you.
4 For thy mercy is great aboue the heauens, and thy trueth vnto the clouds.
For great to heaven is your love, and your faithfulness to the clouds.
5 Exalt thy self, O God, aboue the heauens, and let thy glorie be vpon all the earth,
Be exalted, O God, o’er the heavens, and your glory o’er all the earth.
6 That thy beloued may be deliuered: helpe with thy right hand and heare me.
So those you love may be rescued, save by your right hand and answer us.
7 God hath spoken in his holinesse: therefore I will reioyce, I shall deuide Shechem and measure the valley of Succoth.
God did solemnly swear: “As victor will I divide Shechem, portion out the valley of Succoth.
8 Gilead shalbe mine, and Manasseh shalbe mine: Ephraim also shalbe the strength of mine head: Iuda is my lawgiuer.
Mine is Gilead, mine is Manasseh, Ephraim is my helmet, Judah my sceptre of rule,
9 Moab shalbe my washpot: ouer Edom wil I cast out my shoe: vpon Palestina wil I triumph.
Moab the pot that I wash in, on Edom I hurl my sandal, I shout o’er Philistia in triumph.”
10 Who will leade mee into the strong citie? who will bring me vnto Edom?
O to be brought to the fortified city! O to be led into Edom!
11 Wilt not thou, O God, which haddest forsaken vs, and diddest not goe foorth, O God, with our armies?
Have you not spurned us, O God? You do not march forth with our armies.
12 Giue vs helpe against trouble: for vaine is the helpe of man.
Grant us help from the foe, for human help is worthless.
13 Through God we shall doe valiantly: for he shall treade downe our enemies.
With God we shall yet do bravely, he himself will tread down our foes.
