108:1 [A Song, a Psalm of David.]
My heart is steadfast, God;
I will sing, I will sing praises also with my ①soul.
▷ ①Lit glory
108:2 Awake, harp and lyre;
I will awaken the dawn!
108:3 I will give thanks to You, LORD, among the peoples,
And I will sing praises to You among the nations.
108:4 For Your mercy is great above the heavens,
And Your truth reaches to the skies.
108:5 Be exalted above the heavens, God,
And may Your glory be above all the earth.
108:6 So that Your beloved may be rescued,
Save with Your right hand, and answer me!
108:7 God has spoken in His ①holiness:
“I will triumph, I will divide up Shechem,
And measure out the Valley of Succoth.
▷ ①Or sanctuary
108:8 Gilead is Mine, Manasseh is Mine;
Ephraim also is the ①helmet of My head;
Judah is My ②scepter.
▷ ①Lit protection ②Or lawgiver
108:9 Moab is My washbowl;
I will throw My sandal over Edom;
I will shout aloud over Philistia.”
108:10 Who will bring me into the fortified city?
Who ①will lead me to Edom?
▷ ①Or has led
108:11 God, have You Yourself not rejected us?
And will You not go forth with our armies, God?
108:12 Give us help against the enemy,
For deliverance ①by man is worthless.
▷ ①Lit of
108:13 ①Through God we will do valiantly,
And it is He who will trample down our enemies.
▷ ①Or In; or With