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.

A Song, a Melody: David’s. Fixed, is my heart, O God, I will sing and touch the strings, even mine honour.

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

Awake, O harp and lyre, I will awaken the dawn!

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

I will thank thee among the peoples, O Yahweh, and will sing praise unto thee, among the tribes of men.

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

For, great, above the heavens, is thy lovingkindness, and, as far as the skies, thy faithfulness.

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

Be thou exalted above the heavens, O God, And, above all the earth, be thy glory.

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

To the end thy beloved ones may be delivered, Oh save thou with thy right hand and answer me!

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

God, hath spoken in his holiness, I will exult! I will apportion Shechem! And, the Vale of Succoth, will I measure out;

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

Mine, is Gilead—mine, Manasseh, but, Ephraim, is the defence of my head, Judah, is my commander’s staff;

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

Moab, is my wash-bowl, Upon Edom, will I throw my shoe, Over Philistia, raise a shout of triumph.

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

Who will conduct me to a fortified city? Who will lead me as far as Edom?

11 Haven’t you rejected us, God? You don’t go out, God, with our armies.

Hast not thou, O God, rejected us? and wilt not go forth, O God, with our hosts.

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

Grant us help out of distress, for, vain, is the deliverance of man:

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

In God, shall we do valiantly, He himself, therefore, shall tread down our adversaries.