< Psalms 108 >

1 A SONG. A PSALM OF DAVID. My heart is prepared, O God, I sing, indeed, I sing praise, also my glory.
“A psalm of David.” O God! my heart is strengthened! I will sing and give thanks.
2 Awake, stringed instrument and harp, I awake the dawn.
Awake, my soul! awake, my psaltery and harp! I will wake with the early dawn.
3 I thank You among peoples, O YHWH, And I praise You among the nations.
I will praise thee, O LORD! among the nations; I will sing to thee among the peoples!
4 For Your kindness [is] great above the heavens, And Your truth to the clouds.
For thy mercy reacheth to the heavens, And thy truth above the clouds.
5 Be exalted above the heavens, O God, 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 answer us.
That thy beloved ones may be delivered, Save with thy right hand, and answer me!
7 God has spoken in His holiness: I exult, I apportion Shechem, And I measure the Valley of Succoth,
God promiseth in his holiness; I will rejoice; I shall yet divide Shechem, And measure out the valley of Succoth;
8 Gilead [is] Mine, Manasseh [is] Mine, And Ephraim [is] the strength of My head, Judah [is] My lawgiver,
Gilead shall be mine, and mine Manasseh; Ephraim shall be my helmet, And Judah my sceptre.
9 Moab [is] a pot for My washing, On Edom I cast My shoe, Over Philistia I habitually shout.
Moab shall be my washbowl; Upon Edom shall I cast my shoe; I shall triumph over Philistia.
10 Who brings me [into] the fortified city? Who has led me to Edom?
Who will bring me to the strong city? Who will lead me into Edom?
11 Have You not, O God, cast us off? And You do not go out, O God, with our hosts!
Wilt not thou, O God! who didst forsake us, Who didst not go forth with our armies?
12 Give to us help from adversity, And the salvation of man is vain.
Give us thine aid in our distress, For vain is the help of man!
13 We do mightily in God, And He treads down our adversaries!
Through God we shall do valiantly; For he will tread down our enemies.

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