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

Awake, harp and lyre; I would wake the dawn.

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

I would praise you among the peoples, O Lord; make music among the nations to you.

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

For great to heaven is your love, and your faithfulness to the clouds.

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

Be exalted, O God, o’er the heavens, and your glory o’er all the earth.

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

So those you love may be rescued, save by your right hand and answer us.

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

God did solemnly swear: ‘As victor will I divide Shechem, portion out the valley of Succoth.

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

Mine is Gilead, mine is Manasseh, Ephraim is my helmet, Judah my sceptre of rule,

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

Moab the pot that I wash in, on Edom I hurl my sandal, I shout o’er Philistia in triumph.’

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

O to be brought to the fortified city! O to be led into Edom!

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

Have you not spurned us, O God? You do not march forth with our armies.

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

Grant us help from the foe, for human help is worthless.

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

With God we shall yet do bravely, he himself will tread down our foes.