Psalms 108

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

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

Awake, psaltery and harp; I will awake early.

3 I will praise thee, O LORD! among the nations; I will sing to thee 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 thy mercy reacheth to the heavens, And thy truth above the clouds.

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

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

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

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

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

7 God promiseth in his holiness; I will rejoice; I shall yet 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 shall be mine, and mine Manasseh; Ephraim shall be my helmet, And Judah my sceptre.

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

9 Moab shall be my washbowl; Upon Edom shall I cast my shoe; I shall 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 to the strong city? Who will lead me into Edom?

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

11 Wilt not thou, O God! who didst forsake us, Who didst not go forth 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 thine aid in our distress, For vain is the help of man!

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

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

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