Psalms 108

1 A Song, a Melody: David’s. Fixed, is my heart, O God, I will sing and touch the strings, even mine honour.

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.

2 Awake, O harp and lyre, I will awaken the dawn!

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

3 I will thank thee among the peoples, O Yahweh, and will sing praise unto thee, among the tribes of men.

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

4 For, great, above the heavens, is thy lovingkindness, and, as far as the skies, thy faithfulness.

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

5 Be thou exalted above the heavens, O God, And, above all the earth, be thy glory.

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

6 To the end thy beloved ones may be delivered, Oh save thou with thy right hand and answer me!

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

7 God, hath spoken in his holiness, I will exult! I will apportion Shechem! And, the Vale of Succoth, will I measure out;

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.

8 Mine, is Gilead—mine, Manasseh, but, Ephraim, is the defence of my head, Judah, is my commander’s staff;

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

9 Moab, is my wash-bowl, Upon Edom, will I throw my shoe, Over Philistia, raise a shout of triumph.

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

10 Who will conduct me to a fortified city? Who will lead me as far as Edom?

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

11 Hast not thou, O God, rejected us? and wilt not go forth, O God, with our hosts.

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

12 Grant us help out of distress, for, vain, is the deliverance of man:

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

13 In God, shall we do valiantly, He himself, therefore, shall tread down our adversaries.

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