Psalms 108

1 My heart is fixed, O God, I will sing, yea, I will sing praises, even with my glory.

A song. A psalm of David. God, I have complete confidence in you! My whole being sings praises to you!

2 Awake, psaltery and harp. I myself will awake right early.

Wake up, harp and lyre! I will wake up the dawn!

3 I will give thanks to thee, O Jehovah, among the peoples, and I will sing praises to thee among the nations.

I will thank you among the peoples, Lord, I will sing your praises among the nations.

4 For thy loving kindness is great above the heavens, and thy truth is to the skies.

For your trustworthy love reaches higher than the heavens, your faithfulness is higher than the clouds.

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

God, your greatness is above the highest heavens; and your glory is over all the earth!

6 That thy beloved may be delivered, save with thy right hand, and answer us.

Rescue those you love! Answer us, and save us by your power!

7 God has spoken in his holiness. I will exult. I will divide Shechem, and mete out the valley of Succoth.

God has spoken from his Temple: “Triumphantly I divide up Shechem, and portion out the Valley of Succoth.

8 Gilead is mine. Manasseh is mine. Ephraim also is the defense of my head. Judah is my scepter.

Both Gilead and Manasseh belong to me. Ephraim is my helmet, and Judah is my scepter.

9 Moab is my wash pot. Upon Edom I will cast my shoe. Over Philistia I will shout.

I will treat Moab as my washbasin; I will place my sandal on Edom; I will shout in triumph over Philistia.”

10 Who will bring me into the fortified city? Who has led me to Edom?

Who will bring me into the fortified city? Who will lead me into Edom?

11 Have thou not cast us off, O God? And thou go not forth, O God, with our armies.

Have you rejected us, God? Won't you go out with our armies?

12 Give us help against the adversary, for vain is the help of man.

Please give us help against our enemies, for human help is worthless.

13 Through God we shall do valiantly, for he it is who will tread down our adversaries.

Our strength is in God, and he will crush our enemies.