Psalms 108

1 A Song, a Psalm of David. My heart is steadfast, O God; I will sing, yea, I will sing praises, 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, psaltery and harp; I will awake the dawn.

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

3 I will give thanks unto Thee, O LORD, among the peoples; and I will sing praises unto Thee among the nations.

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

4 For Thy mercy is great above the heavens, and Thy truth reacheth unto the skies.

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

5 Be Thou exalted, O God, above the heavens; and Thy glory be above all the earth.

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

6 That Thy beloved 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 spoke in His holiness, that I would exult; that I would 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; Ephraim also is the defence of my head; Judah is my sceptre.

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

9 Moab is my washpot; upon Edom do I cast my shoe; over Philistia do I cry 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 fortified city? Who will lead me unto Edom?

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

11 Hast not Thou cast us off, O God? and Thou goest not forth, O God, with our hosts?

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

12 Give us help against the adversary; for vain is the help of man.

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

13 Through God we shall do valiantly; for He it is that will tread down our adversaries.

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