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.

God, I am (very confident/trusting completely) [IDM] in you. I will sing to praise [you]. with all my inner being.

2 Awake, psaltery and harp; I will awake the dawn.

I will arise before the sun rises, and I will [praise you while I play] my [big] harp and my (lyre/small harp).

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

[I prayed], “Yahweh, I will thank you among [all] the people-groups; I will sing to praise you among the nations,

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

because your faithful love for us reaches up to the heavens, and your faithfully doing what you promise [is as great as the distance] up to the clouds.

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

Yahweh, [show] in the heavens that you are very great! And [show] your glory [to people] all over the earth!

6 That Thy beloved may be delivered, save with Thy right hand, and answer me.

Answer our [prayers] and by your power help us [MTY] [to defeat our enemies] in order that we, the people whom you love, may be saved/rescued.”

7 God spoke in His holiness, that I would exult; that I would divide Shechem, and mete out the valley of Succoth.

And [Yahweh answered our prayers and] spoke from his temple, saying, “Because I have conquered [your enemies], I will joyfully [everything in] [city] and I will distribute among my people [the valuable things] in Succoth Valley.

8 Gilead is mine, Manasseh is mine; Ephraim also is the defence of my head; Judah is my sceptre.

The Gilead [region] is mine; the [people of the tribe of] Manasseh are mine; [the tribe of] Ephraim is [like] my war helmet, and [the tribe of Judah] is like the (scepter/stick that I hold which shows that I am the ruler) [MET];

9 Moab is my washpot; upon Edom do I cast my shoe; over Philistia do I cry aloud.

the Moab [region] is [like] my washbasin [MET]; I throw my sandal in the Edom [area to show that it belongs to me]; I shout triumphantly because I have defeated [the people of] the Philistia [area].”

10 Who will bring me into the fortified city? Who will lead me unto Edom?

[Because we want to attack the people of] Edom, (who will lead my [army triumphantly] to their [capital] city that has strong walls around it?/I want someone to lead my [army triumphantly] to their [capital] city that has strong walls around it.) [RHQ]

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

God, we [hope that] [RHQ] you have not abandoned us, and that you will go with us when our army marches out [to fight our enemies].

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

[We need you to] help us when we fight against our enemies, because the help that humans can give us is worthless.

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

[But] with you [helping us], we shall win; you will [enable us to] defeat our enemies.