Psalms 108

1 God, I am (very confident/trusting completely) [IDM] in you. I will sing to praise [you]. with all my inner being.

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 I will arise before the sun rises, and I will [praise you while I play] my [big] harp and my (lyre/small harp).

Awake, lute and harp; I will awake early.

3 [I prayed], “Yahweh, I will thank you among [all] the people-groups; I will sing to praise you among the nations,

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

4 because your faithful love for us reaches up to the heavens, and your faithfully doing what you promise [is as great as the distance] up to the clouds.

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

5 Yahweh, [show] in the heavens that you are very great! And [show] your glory [to people] all over the earth!

Be you exalted, O God, above the heavens; and your glory above all the earth.

6 Answer our [prayers] and by your power help us [MTY] [to defeat our enemies] in order that we, the people whom you love, may be saved/rescued.”

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

7 And [Yahweh answered our prayers and] spoke from his temple, saying, “Because I have conquered [your enemies], I will joyfully [everything in] [city] and I will distribute among my people [the valuable things] in Succoth Valley.

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

8 The Gilead [region] is mine; the [people of the tribe of] Manasseh are mine; [the tribe of] Ephraim is [like] my war helmet, and [the tribe of Judah] is like the (scepter/stick that I hold which shows that I am the ruler) [MET];

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

9 the Moab [region] is [like] my washbasin [MET]; I throw my sandal in the Edom [area to show that it belongs to me]; I shout triumphantly because I have defeated [the people of] the Philistia [area].”

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

10 [Because we want to attack the people of] Edom, (who will lead my [army triumphantly] to their [capital] city that has strong walls around it?/I want someone to lead my [army triumphantly] to their [capital] city that has strong walls around it.) [RHQ]

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

11 God, we [hope that] [RHQ] you have not abandoned us, and that you will go with us when our army marches out [to fight our enemies].

Will not you, O God, who have rejected us? and will not you, O God, go forth with our hosts?

12 [We need you to] help us when we fight against our enemies, because the help that humans can give us is worthless.

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

13 [But] with you [helping us], we shall win; you will [enable us to] defeat our enemies.

Through God we shall do valiantly; and he will bring to nothing our enemies.