Psalms 108
1 A Song or Psalm of David. O God, my heart is fixed; I will sing and give praise, even with my glory.
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, psaltery and harp: I myself will awake early.
Awake, harp and lyre; I would wake the dawn.
3 I will praise thee, O LORD, among the people: and I will sing praises to 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 above the heavens: and thy truth reacheth to the clouds.
For great to heaven is your love, and your faithfulness to the clouds.
5 Be thou exalted, O God, above the heavens: and thy glory above all the earth;
Be exalted, O God, o’er the heavens, and your glory o’er all the earth.
6 That thy beloved may be delivered: save 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 rejoice, I will divide Shechem, and measure out the valley of Succoth.
God did solemnly swear: “As victor will I divide Shechem, portion out the valley of Succoth.
8 Gilead is mine; Manasseh is mine; Ephraim also is the strength of my head; Judah is my lawgiver;
Mine is Gilead, mine is Manasseh, Ephraim is my helmet, Judah my sceptre of rule,
9 Moab is my washpot; over Edom will I cast out my shoe; over Philistia will 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 bring me into the strong city? who will lead me into Edom?
O to be brought to the fortified city! O to be led into Edom!
11 Wilt not thou, O God, who hast cast us off? and wilt not thou, O God, go forth with our armies?
Have you not spurned us, O God? You do not march forth with our armies.
12 Give us help from trouble: for vain is the help of man.
Grant us help from the foe, for human help is worthless.
13 Through God we shall do valiantly: for he will tread down our enemies.
With God we shall yet do bravely, he himself will tread down our foes.
