Psalms 108
1 A Song, a Psalm of David. My heart is fixed, O God: I will sing, yea, I will sing psalms, even [with] my glory.
A song. A psalm of David. My heart is steadfast, O God, my heart is steadfast. I would sing, I would make music; awake, my soul.
2 Awake, lute and harp: I will wake the dawn.
Awake, harp and lyre; I would wake the dawn.
3 I will give thee thanks among the peoples, O Jehovah; of thee will I sing psalms among the nations:
I would praise you among the peoples, O Lord; make music among the nations to you.
4 For thy loving-kindness is great above the heavens, and thy truth is unto the clouds.
For great to heaven is your love, and your faithfulness to the clouds.
5 Be thou exalted above the heavens, O God, and thy glory above all the earth.
Be exalted, O God, o’er the heavens, and your glory o’er all the earth.
6 That thy beloved ones may be delivered: save with thy right hand, and answer me.
So those you love may be rescued, save by your right hand and answer us.
7 God hath spoken in his holiness: I will exult, I will divide Shechem, and mete out the valley of Succoth.
God did solemnly swear: ‘As victor will I divide Shechem, portion out the valley of Succoth.
8 Gilead is mine, Manasseh is mine, and Ephraim is the strength of my head; Judah is my law-giver;
Mine is Gilead, mine is Manasseh, Ephraim is my helmet, Judah my sceptre of rule,
9 Moab is my wash-pot; upon Edom will I cast my sandal; over Philistia will I shout aloud.
Moab the pot that I wash in, on Edom I hurl my sandal, I shout o’er Philistia in triumph.’
10 Who will bring me into the strong city? who will lead me unto Edom?
O to be brought to the fortified city! O to be led into Edom!
11 [Wilt] not [thou], O God, who didst cast us off? and didst not go forth, O God, with our armies?
Have you not spurned us, O God? You do not march forth with our armies.
12 Give us help from trouble; for vain is man's deliverance.
Grant us help from the foe, for human help is worthless.
13 Through God we shall do valiantly; and he it is that will tread down our adversaries.
With God we shall yet do bravely, he himself will tread down our foes.
