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.

Song of a Psalm by David. O God, my heart is ready, my heart is ready; I will sing and sing psalms with my glory.

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

Awake, lute and harp; I will awake early.

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

I will give thanks to you, O Lord, among the people; I will sing praise to you among the Gentiles.

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

For your mercy is great above the heavens, and your truth [reaches] to the clouds.

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

Be you exalted, O God, above the heavens; and your glory above 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.

That your beloved [ones] may be delivered, save with your right hand, and hear me. God has spoken in his sanctuary;

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.

I will be exalted, and will divide Sicima, and will measure out the valley of tents.

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

Galaad is mine; and Manasses is mine; and Ephraim is the help of mine head; Judas is my king;

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

Moab is the caldron of my hope; over Idumea will I cast my sandal; the Philistines are made subject to me.

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

Who will bring me into the fortified city? or who will guide me to Idumea?

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

Will not you, O God, who have rejected us? and will not you, O God, go forth with our hosts?

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

Give us help from tribulation: for vain is the help of man.

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

Through God we shall do valiantly; and he will bring to nothing our enemies.