Psalms 108

1 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.

A Song. A Psalm. Of David. O God, my heart is fixed; I will make songs and melody, even with my glory.

2 Awake, psaltery and harp; I will awake early.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

This is the word of the holy God: I will be glad; I will make Shechem a heritage, measuring out the valley of Succoth.

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

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

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

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

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

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

11 Wilt not thou, O God, who hast rejected us? and wilt not thou, O God, go forth with our hosts?

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

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

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

13 Through God we shall do valiantly; and he will bring to nought our enemies.

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