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Psalm 108

Praise and Prayer for Victory

A Song. A Psalm of David.

My heart is steadfast, O God, my heart is steadfast;[a]
    I will sing and make melody.
    Awake, my soul![b](A)
Awake, O harp and lyre!
    I will awake the dawn.(B)
I will give thanks to you, O Lord, among the peoples,
    and I will sing praises to you among the nations.
For your steadfast love is higher than the heavens,
    and your faithfulness reaches to the clouds.(C)

Be exalted, O God, above the heavens,
    and let your glory be over all the earth.
Give victory with your right hand, and answer me,
    so that those whom you love may be rescued.(D)

God has promised in his sanctuary:[c]
    “With exultation I will divide up Shechem
    and portion out the Vale of Succoth.
Gilead is mine; Manasseh is mine;
    Ephraim is my helmet;
    Judah is my scepter.(E)
Moab is my washbasin;
    on Edom I hurl my shoe;
    over Philistia I shout in triumph.”

10 Who will bring me to the fortified city?
    Who will lead me to Edom?
11 Have you not rejected us, O God?
    You do not go out, O God, with our armies.(F)
12 O grant us help against the foe,
    for human help is worthless.
13 With God we shall do valiantly;
    it is he who will tread down our foes.

Footnotes

  1. 108.1 Heb mss Gk Syr: MT lacks my heart is steadfast
  2. 108.1 Cn Compare 57.8: Heb also my soul
  3. 108.7 Or by his holiness

Psalm 108

A Plea for Victory

A song. A psalm of David.

My heart is confident, God;
I will sing; I will sing praises
with the whole of my being.[a](A)
Wake up, harp and lyre!
I will wake up the dawn.(B)
I will praise you, Lord, among the peoples;
I will sing praises to you among the nations.(C)
For your faithful love is higher than the heavens,
and your faithfulness reaches to the clouds.(D)
God, be exalted above the heavens,(E)
and let your glory be over the whole earth.(F)
Save with your right hand and answer me
so that those you love may be rescued.(G)

God has spoken in his sanctuary:[b]
“I will celebrate!
I will divide up Shechem.(H)
I will apportion the Valley of Succoth.(I)
Gilead is mine, Manasseh is mine,
and Ephraim is my helmet;(J)
Judah is my scepter.(K)
Moab is my washbasin;(L)
I throw my sandal on Edom.(M)
I shout in triumph over Philistia.”(N)

10 Who will bring me to the fortified city?
Who will lead me to Edom?(O)
11 God, haven’t you rejected us?
God, you do not march out with our armies.(P)
12 Give us aid against the foe,
for human help is worthless.(Q)
13 With God we will perform valiantly;(R)
he will trample our foes.(S)

Footnotes

  1. 108:1 Lit praises, even my glory
  2. 108:7 Or has promised by his holy nature