Psalms 108

1 A Song, a Psalm of David. Prepared is my heart, O God, I sing, yea, I sing praise, also my honour.

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.

2 Awake, psaltery and harp, I awake the dawn.

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

3 I thank Thee among peoples, O Jehovah, And I praise Thee among the nations.

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

4 For great above the heavens [is] Thy kindness, And unto the clouds Thy truth.

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

5 Be Thou exalted above the heavens, O God, And above all the earth Thy honour.

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

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

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

7 God hath spoken in His holiness: I exult, I apportion Shechem, And the valley of Succoth I measure,

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

8 Mine [is] Gilead, mine [is] Manasseh, And Ephraim [is] the strength of my head, Judah [is] my lawgiver,

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

9 Moab [is] a pot for my washing, Upon Edom I cast my shoe, Over Philistia I shout habitually.

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

10 Who doth bring me in to the fenced city? Who hath led me unto Edom?

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

11 Hast not Thou, O God, cast us off? And Thou goest not out, O God, with our hosts!

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

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

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

13 In God we do mightily, And He doth tread down our adversaries!

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