Psalms 108

1 A Canticle Psalm, of David himself. My heart is prepared, O God, my heart is prepared. I will sing songs, and I will sing psalms in my glory.

A Song, a Psalm of David. My heart is fixed, O God: I will sing, yea, I will sing psalms, even [with] my glory.

2 Rise up, my glory. Rise up, Psalter and harp. I will arise in early morning.

Awake, lute and harp: I will wake the dawn.

3 I will confess to you, O Lord, among the peoples. And I will sing psalms to you among the nations.

I will give thee thanks among the peoples, O Jehovah; of thee will I sing psalms among the nations:

4 For your mercy is great, beyond the heavens, and your truth, even to the clouds.

For thy loving-kindness is great above the heavens, and thy truth is unto the clouds.

5 Be exalted, O God, beyond the heavens, and your glory, beyond all the earth,

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

6 so that your beloved may be freed. Save with your right hand, and heed me.

That thy beloved ones may be delivered: save with thy right hand, and answer me.

7 God has spoken in his holiness. I will exult, and I will divide Shechem, and I will divide by measure the steep valley of tabernacles.

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

8 Gilead is mine, and Manasseh is mine, and Ephraim is the supporter of my head. Judah is my king.

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

9 Moab is the cooking pot of my hope. I will extend my shoe in Idumea; the foreigners have become my friends.

Moab is my wash-pot; upon Edom will I cast my sandal; over Philistia will I shout aloud.

10 Who will lead me into the fortified city? Who will lead me, even into Idumea?

Who will bring me into the strong city? who will lead me unto Edom?

11 Will not you, O God, who had rejected us? And will not you, O God, go out with our armies?

[Wilt] not [thou], O God, who didst cast us off? and didst not go forth, O God, with our armies?

12 Grant us help from tribulation, for vain is the help of man.

Give us help from trouble; for vain is man's deliverance.

13 In God, we will act virtuously, and he will bring our enemies to nothing.

Through God we shall do valiantly; and he it is that will tread down our adversaries.