Psalm 108

1 Ein Lied. Ein Psalm Davids. Mein Herz ist fest, o Gott; ich will singen und spielen!

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

2 Wache auf, meine Ehre, wache auf, Harfe und Zither; aufwecken will ich die Morgenröte!

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

3 Ich will dich preisen unter den Völkern, Jahwe, und will dich besingen unter den Nationen!

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

4 Denn groß über den Himmel hinaus ist deine Gnade, und bis zu den Wolken deine Treue.

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.

5 Erhebe dich über den Himmel, o Gott, und über die ganze Erde breite sich deine Herrlichkeit.

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

6 Damit deine Geliebten errettet werden, so hilf nun mit deiner Rechten und erhöre mich!

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.”

7 Gott hat in seinem Heiligtume geredet: “Ich will frohlocken! “Ich will Sichem verteilen und das Thal Sukkoth ausmessen.

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.

8 “Mein ist Gilead, mein ist Manasse, und Ephraim ist die Schutzwehr meines Hauptes, Juda mein Herrscherstab.

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];

9 “Moab ist mein Waschbecken; auf Edom werfe ich meinen Schuh, über Philistäa jauchze ich.”

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].”

10 Wer führt mich nach der festen Stadt? Wer geleitet mich nach Edom?

[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]

11 Hast nicht du, o Gott, uns verworfen und ziehst nicht aus, o Gott, mit unseren Heeren?

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].

12 Schaffe uns Hilfe gegen den Feind, denn eitel ist Menschenhilfe!

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

13 Mit Gott werden wir Heldenthaten verrichten, und er wird unsere Feinde niedertreten.

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