Psalms 108

1 [A Song. A Psalm by David.] My heart is steadfast, God. I will sing and I will make music with my soul.

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.

2 Wake up, harp and lyre. I will wake up the dawn.

Awake, psaltery and harp; I will awake early.

3 I will give thanks to you, LORD, among the nations. I will sing praises to you among the peoples.

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

4 For your loving kindness is great above the heavens. Your faithfulness reaches to the skies.

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

5 Be exalted, God, above the heavens. Let your glory be over all the earth.

Be thou exalted, O God, above the heavens; and thy glory above all the earth.

6 That your beloved may be delivered, save with your right hand, and answer us.

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

7 God has spoken from his sanctuary: "In triumph, I will divide Shechem, and measure out the Valley of Succoth.

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

8 Gilead is mine. Manasseh is mine. Ephraim also is my helmet. Judah is my scepter.

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

9 Moab is my wash pot. I will toss my sandal on Edom. I will shout in triumph over Philistia."

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

10 Who will bring me into the fortified city? Who has led me to Edom?

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

11 Haven't you rejected us, God? You do not go forth, God, with our armies.

Wilt not thou, O God, who hast rejected us? and wilt not thou, O God, go forth with our hosts?

12 Give us help against the enemy, for the help of man is vain.

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

13 Through God, we will do valiantly. For it is he who will trample down our enemies.

Through God we shall do valiantly; and he will bring to nought our enemies.