Psalms 108

1 A Song [or] Psalm of David. O God, my heart is fixed; I will sing and give praise, 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 [myself] will awake early.

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

3 I will praise thee, O LORD, among the people: 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 clouds.

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 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 hath spoken in his holiness; I will rejoice, I will 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 strength of mine head; Judah [is] my lawgiver;

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

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

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 strong city? who will lead me into Edom?

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

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

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

12 Give us help from trouble: 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] shall tread down our enemies.

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