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A song. A Davidic psalm.

A Plea for Victory

108 My heart is firm, God;
    I will sing and praise you with my whole being.
Awake, harp and lyre!
    I will wake up at dawn.
I will give thanks to you among the peoples, Lord!
    I will sing praise to you among the nations.
For your gracious love extends to the sky,[a]
    and your faithfulness reaches to the clouds.

May you be exalted above the heavens, God,
    and your glory be over all the earth.
In order that those you love may be rescued,
    deliver with your power[b] and answer me!

God had promised in his sanctuary:

“I will triumph and divide Shechem,
    then I will measure the valley of Succoth!
Gilead and Manasseh belong to me,
    while Ephraim is my chief stronghold
        and Judah is my scepter.
Moab is my washbasin;
    I will fling my shoe on Edom
        and shout over Philistia.”

10 Who will lead me to the fortified city?
    Who will lead me as far as Edom?
11 God, you have rejected us, have you not,
    since you did not march out with our army, God?
12 Give us help against the enemy,
    because human help is useless.[c]
13 I will find strength in God,
    for he will trample on our foes.

Footnotes

  1. Psalm 108:4 Or is great above the heavens
  2. Psalm 108:6 Lit. right hand
  3. Psalm 108:12 Or vain

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.