Psalms 108

1 A song. A psalm of David. God, I have complete confidence in you! My whole being sings praises to you!

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

Awake, harp and lyre; I would wake the dawn.

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

I would praise you among the peoples, O Lord; make music among the nations to you.

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

For great to heaven is your love, and your faithfulness to the clouds.

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

Be exalted, O God, o’er the heavens, and your glory o’er all the earth.

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

So those you love may be rescued, save by your right hand and answer us.

7 God has spoken from his Temple: “Triumphantly I divide up Shechem, and portion out the Valley of Succoth.

God did solemnly swear: “As victor will I divide Shechem, portion out the valley of Succoth.

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

Mine is Gilead, mine is Manasseh, Ephraim is my helmet, Judah my sceptre of rule,

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

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 fortified city? Who will lead me into Edom?

O to be brought to the fortified city! O to be led into Edom!

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

Have you not spurned us, O God? You do not march forth with our armies.

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

Grant us help from the foe, for human help is worthless.

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

With God we shall yet do bravely, he himself will tread down our foes.