Psalms 108

1 A song. A psalm of David. My heart is steadfast, O God, my heart is steadfast. I would sing, I would make music; awake, my soul.

A SONG. A PSALM OF DAVID. My heart is prepared, O God, I sing, indeed, I sing praise, also my glory.

2 Awake, harp and lyre; I would wake the dawn.

Awake, stringed instrument and harp, I awake the dawn.

3 I would praise you among the peoples, O Lord; make music among the nations to you.

I thank You among peoples, O YHWH, And I praise You among the nations.

4 For great to heaven is your love, and your faithfulness to the clouds.

For Your kindness [is] great above the heavens, And Your truth to the clouds.

5 Be exalted, O God, o’er the heavens, and your glory o’er all the earth.

Be exalted above the heavens, O God, And Your glory above all the earth.

6 So those you love may be rescued, save by your right hand and answer us.

That Your beloved ones may be delivered, Save [with] Your right hand, and answer us.

7 God did solemnly swear: ‘As victor will I divide Shechem, portion out the valley of Succoth.

God has spoken in His holiness: I exult, I apportion Shechem, And I measure the Valley of Succoth,

8 Mine is Gilead, mine is Manasseh, Ephraim is my helmet, Judah my sceptre of rule,

Gilead [is] Mine, Manasseh [is] Mine, And Ephraim [is] the strength of My head, Judah [is] My lawgiver,

9 Moab the pot that I wash in, on Edom I hurl my sandal, I shout o’er Philistia in triumph.’

Moab [is] a pot for My washing, On Edom I cast My shoe, Over Philistia I habitually shout.

10 O to be brought to the fortified city! O to be led into Edom!

Who brings me [into] the fortified city? Who has led me to Edom?

11 Have you not spurned us, O God? You do not march forth with our armies.

Have You not, O God, cast us off? And You do not go out, O God, with our hosts!

12 Grant us help from the foe, for human help is worthless.

Give to us help from adversity, And the salvation of man is vain.

13 With God we shall yet do bravely, he himself will tread down our foes.

We do mightily in God, And He treads down our adversaries!