Psalms 108

1 Song of a Psalm by David. O God, my heart is ready, my heart is ready; I will sing and sing psalms with my glory.

“A psalm of David.” O God! my heart is strengthened! I will sing and give thanks.

2 Awake, lute and harp; I will awake early.

Awake, my soul! awake, my psaltery and harp! I will wake with the early dawn.

3 I will give thanks to you, O Lord, among the people; I will sing praise to you among the Gentiles.

I will praise thee, O LORD! among the nations; I will sing to thee among the peoples!

4 For your mercy is great above the heavens, and your truth [reaches] to the clouds.

For thy mercy reacheth to the heavens, And thy truth above the clouds.

5 Be you exalted, O God, above the heavens; and your glory above all the earth.

Exalt thyself, O God! above the heavens, And thy glory above all the earth!

6 That your beloved [ones] may be delivered, save with your right hand, and hear me. God has spoken in his sanctuary;

That thy beloved ones may be delivered, Save with thy right hand, and answer me!

7 I will be exalted, and will divide Sicima, and will measure out the valley of tents.

God promiseth in his holiness; I will rejoice; I shall yet divide Shechem, And measure out the valley of Succoth;

8 Galaad is mine; and Manasses is mine; and Ephraim is the help of mine head; Judas is my king;

Gilead shall be mine, and mine Manasseh; Ephraim shall be my helmet, And Judah my sceptre.

9 Moab is the caldron of my hope; over Idumea will I cast my sandal; the Philistines are made subject to me.

Moab shall be my washbowl; Upon Edom shall I cast my shoe; I shall triumph over Philistia.

10 Who will bring me into the fortified city? or who will guide me to Idumea?

Who will bring me to the strong city? Who will lead me into Edom?

11 Will not you, O God, who have rejected us? and will not you, O God, go forth with our hosts?

Wilt not thou, O God! who didst forsake us, Who didst not go forth with our armies?

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

Give us thine aid in our distress, For vain is the help of man!

13 Through God we shall do valiantly; and he will bring to nothing our enemies.

Through God we shall do valiantly; For he will tread down our enemies.