Psalms 108

1 A Song. A Psalm. Of David. O God, my heart is fixed; I will make songs and melody, 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 Give out your sounds, O corded instruments: the dawn will be awaking with my song.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

7 This is the word of the holy God: I will be glad; I will make Shechem a heritage, measuring 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 is the strength of my head; Judah is my law-giver;

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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