Psalms 108

1 God, I am (very confident/trusting completely) [IDM] in you. I will sing to praise [you]. with all my inner being.

A Song. A Psalm. Of David. O God, my heart is fixed; I will make songs and melody, even with my glory.

2 I will arise before the sun rises, and I will [praise you while I play] my [big] harp and my (lyre/small harp).

Give out your sounds, O corded instruments: the dawn will be awaking with my song.

3 [I prayed], “Yahweh, I will thank you among [all] the people-groups; I will sing to praise you among the nations,

I will give you praise, O Lord, among the peoples; I will make melody to you among the nations.

4 because your faithful love for us reaches up to the heavens, and your faithfully doing what you promise [is as great as the distance] up to the clouds.

For your mercy is higher than the heavens: and your unchanging faith than the clouds.

5 Yahweh, [show] in the heavens that you are very great! And [show] your glory [to people] all over the earth!

Be lifted up, O God, higher than the heavens; let your glory be over all the earth.

6 Answer our [prayers] and by your power help us [MTY] [to defeat our enemies] in order that we, the people whom you love, may be saved/rescued.”

Let your right hand be stretched out for salvation, and give me an answer, so that your loved ones may be safe from danger.

7 And [Yahweh answered our prayers and] spoke from his temple, saying, “Because I have conquered [your enemies], I will joyfully [everything in] [city] and I will distribute among my people [the valuable things] in Succoth Valley.

This is the word of the holy God: I will be glad; I will make Shechem a heritage, measuring out the valley of Succoth.

8 The Gilead [region] is mine; the [people of the tribe of] Manasseh are mine; [the tribe of] Ephraim is [like] my war helmet, and [the tribe of Judah] is like the (scepter/stick that I hold which shows that I am the ruler) [MET];

Gilead is mine; Manasseh is mine; Ephraim is the strength of my head; Judah is my law-giver;

9 the Moab [region] is [like] my washbasin [MET]; I throw my sandal in the Edom [area to show that it belongs to me]; I shout triumphantly because I have defeated [the people of] the Philistia [area].”

Moab is my washpot; on Edom is the resting-place of my shoe; over Philistia will I send out a glad cry.

10 [Because we want to attack the people of] Edom, (who will lead my [army triumphantly] to their [capital] city that has strong walls around it?/I want someone to lead my [army triumphantly] to their [capital] city that has strong walls around it.) [RHQ]

Who will take me into the strong town? who will be my guide into Edom?

11 God, we [hope that] [RHQ] you have not abandoned us, and that you will go with us when our army marches out [to fight our enemies].

Have you not sent us away from you, O God? and you go not out with our armies.

12 [We need you to] help us when we fight against our enemies, because the help that humans can give us is worthless.

Give us help in our trouble; for there is no help in man.

13 [But] with you [helping us], we shall win; you will [enable us to] defeat our enemies.

With God we will do great things; for by him will our haters be crushed underfoot.