Psalms 108

1 “A song or psalm of David.” My heart is firm, O God; I will sing and give praise, even with my spirit.

A Song. A Psalm. Of David. O God, my heart is fixed; I will make songs and melody, even with my glory.

2 Awake, psaltery and harp: I will wake up the morning-dawn.

Give out your sounds, O corded instruments: the dawn will be awaking with my song.

3 I will give thee thanks among the people, O Lord: and I will sing praises unto thee among the nations.

I will give you praise, O Lord, among the peoples; I will make melody to you among the nations.

4 For great above the heavens is thy kindness, and thy truth reacheth even unto the skies.

For your mercy is higher than the heavens: and your unchanging faith than the clouds.

5 Exalt thyself above the heavens, O God; and above all the earth thy glory.

Be lifted up, O God, higher than the heavens; let your glory be over all the earth.

6 In order that thy beloved may be delivered: help with thy right hand, and answer me.

Let your right hand be stretched out for salvation, and give me an answer, so that your loved ones may be safe from danger.

7 God hath spoken in his holiness: I will exult, I will divide Shechem, and the valley of Succoth will I measure out.

This is the word of the holy God: I will be glad; I will make Shechem a heritage, measuring out the valley of Succoth.

8 Mine id Gil'ad, and mine is Menasseh; Ephraim also is the strong-hold of my head; of Judah are my chiefs.

Gilead is mine; Manasseh is mine; Ephraim is the strength of my head; Judah is my law-giver;

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

Moab is my washpot; on Edom is the resting-place of my shoe; over Philistia will I send out a glad cry.

10 Who will bring me into the fortified city? who will lead me as far as Edom?

Who will take me into the strong town? who will be my guide into Edom?

11 Behold, it is thou, O God, who hast cast us off; and thou, O God, goest not forth with our armies.

Have you not sent us away from you, O God? and you go not out with our armies.

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

Give us help in our trouble; for there is no help in man.

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

With God we will do great things; for by him will our haters be crushed underfoot.