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 canticle of a psalm for David himself. My heart is ready, O God, my heart is ready: I will sing, and will give praise, with my glory.

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

Arise, my glory; arise, psaltery and harp: I will arise in the morning early.

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

I will praise thee, O Lord, among the people: and I will sing unto thee among the populations.

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

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

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

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

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

That thy beloved may be delivered. Save with thy right hand and hear me.

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

God hath spoken in his holiness. I will rejoice, and I will divide Sichem and I will mete out the vale of tabernacles.

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

Galaad is mine, and Manasses is mine and Ephraim the protection of my head. Juda is my king:

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

Moab the pot of my hope. Over Edom I will stretch out my shoe: the aliens are become my friends.

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

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

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

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

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

O grant us help from trouble: for vain is the help of man.

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

Through God we shall do mightily: and he will bring our enemies to nothing.