Psalms 108

1 O God, my heart is fixed; I will sing and give praise, even with my glory.

A Song, a Melody: David’s. Fixed, is my heart, O God, I will sing and touch the strings, even mine honour.

2 Awake, psaltery and harp: I myself will awake early.

Awake, O harp and lyre, I will awaken the dawn!

3 I will praise thee, O Yhwh, among the people: and I will sing praises unto thee among the nations.

I will thank thee among the peoples, O Yahweh, and will sing praise unto thee, among the tribes of men.

4 For thy mercy is great above the heavens: and thy truth reacheth unto the clouds.

For, great, above the heavens, is thy lovingkindness, and, as far as the skies, thy faithfulness.

5 Be thou exalted, O God, above the heavens: and thy glory above all the earth;

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

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

To the end thy beloved ones may be delivered, Oh save thou with thy right hand and answer me!

7 God hath spoken in his holiness; I will rejoice, I will divide Shechem, and mete out the valley of Succoth.

God, hath spoken in his holiness, I will exult! I will apportion Shechem! And, the Vale of Succoth, will I measure out;

8 Gilead is mine; Manasseh is mine; Ephraim also is the strength of mine head; Judah is my lawgiver;

Mine, is Gilead—mine, Manasseh, but, Ephraim, is the defence of my head, Judah, is my commander’s staff;

9 Moab is my washpot; over Edom will I cast out my shoe; over Philistia will I triumph.

Moab, is my wash-bowl, Upon Edom, will I throw my shoe, Over Philistia, raise a shout of triumph.

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

Who will conduct me to a fortified city? Who will lead me as far as Edom?

11 Wilt not thou, O God, who hast cast us off? and wilt not thou, O God, go forth with our armies?

Hast not thou, O God, rejected us? and wilt not go forth, O God, with our hosts.

12 Give us help from trouble: for vain is the help of man.

Grant us help out of distress, for, vain, is the deliverance of man:

13 Through God we shall do valiantly: for he it is that shall tread down our enemies.

In God, shall we do valiantly, He himself, therefore, shall tread down our adversaries.