< Psalms 108 >
1 O god, my heart is fixed; I will sing and give praise, even with my glory.
My heart is fixed, O God, I will sing, yea, I will sing praises, even with my glory.
2 Awake, psaltery and harp: I myself will awake early.
Awake, psaltery and harp. I myself will awake right early.
3 I will praise you, O LORD, among the people: and I will sing praises unto you among the nations.
I will give thanks to thee, O Jehovah, among the peoples, and I will sing praises to thee among the nations.
4 For your mercy is great above the heavens: and your truth reachs unto the clouds.
For thy loving kindness is great above the heavens, and thy truth is to the skies.
5 Be you exalted, O God, above the heavens: and your glory above all the earth;
Be thou exalted, O God, above the heavens, and thy glory above all the earth.
6 That your beloved may be delivered: save with your right hand, and answer me.
That thy beloved may be delivered, save with thy right hand, and answer us.
7 God has spoken in his holiness; I will rejoice, I will divide Shechem, and mete out the valley of Succoth.
God has spoken in his holiness. I will exult. I will divide Shechem, and mete out the valley of Succoth.
8 Gilead is mine; Manasseh is mine; Ephraim also is the strength of mine head; Judah is my lawgiver;
Gilead is mine. Manasseh is mine. Ephraim also is the defense of my head. Judah is my scepter.
9 Moab is my pot for washing; over Edom will I cast out my shoe; over Philistia will I triumph.
Moab is my wash pot. Upon Edom I will cast my shoe. Over Philistia I will shout.
10 Who will bring me into the strong city? who will lead me into Edom?
Who will bring me into the fortified city? Who has led me to Edom?
11 Will not you, O God, who have cast us off? and will not you, O God, go forth with our hosts?
Have thou not cast us off, O God? And thou go not forth, O God, with our armies.
12 Give us help from trouble: for vain is the help of man.
Give us help against the adversary, for vain is the help of man.
13 Through God we shall do valiantly: for he it is that shall tread down our enemies.
Through God we shall do valiantly, for he it is who will tread down our adversaries.