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(A song and a psalm by David.)

With God on Our Side

Our God, I am faithful to you
with all my heart,
    and you can trust me.
I will sing
and play music for you
    with all that I am.
I will start playing my harps
    before the sun rises.
I will praise you, Lord,
    for everyone to hear;
I will sing hymns to you
    in every nation.
Your love reaches higher
    than the heavens,
and your loyalty extends
    beyond the clouds.

Our God, may you be honored
    above the heavens;
may your glory be seen
    everywhere on earth.
Answer my prayers
and use your powerful arm
    to give us victory.
Then the people you love
    will be safe.

Our God, from your holy place
    you made this promise:
“I will gladly divide up
    the city of Shechem
and give away Succoth Valley
    piece by piece.
The lands of Gilead
    and Manasseh are mine.
Ephraim is my war helmet,
and Judah is my symbol
    of royal power.
Moab is merely my washbasin,
    and Edom belongs to me.
I shout with victory
    over the Philistines.”

10 Our God, who will bring me
to the fortress
    or lead me to Edom?
11 Have you rejected us?
    You don't lead our armies.
12 Help us defeat our enemies!
    No one else can rescue us.
13 Only you give us victory
    and crush our enemies.

Psalm 108[a](A)(B)

A song. A psalm of David.

My heart, O God, is steadfast;(C)
    I will sing(D) and make music with all my soul.
Awake, harp and lyre!(E)
    I will awaken the dawn.
I will praise you, Lord, among the nations;
    I will sing of you among the peoples.
For great is your love,(F) higher than the heavens;
    your faithfulness(G) reaches to the skies.(H)
Be exalted, O God, above the heavens;(I)
    let your glory be over all the earth.(J)

Save us and help us with your right hand,(K)
    that those you love may be delivered.
God has spoken(L) from his sanctuary:(M)
    “In triumph I will parcel out Shechem(N)
    and measure off the Valley of Sukkoth.(O)
Gilead is mine, Manasseh is mine;
    Ephraim is my helmet,
    Judah(P) is my scepter.
Moab(Q) is my washbasin,
    on Edom(R) I toss my sandal;
    over Philistia(S) I shout in triumph.”

10 Who will bring me to the fortified city?
    Who will lead me to Edom?
11 Is it not you, God, you who have rejected us
    and no longer go out with our armies?(T)
12 Give us aid against the enemy,
    for human help is worthless.(U)
13 With God we will gain the victory,
    and he will trample down(V) our enemies.

Footnotes

  1. Psalm 108:1 In Hebrew texts 108:1-13 is numbered 108:2-14.