Psalm 108

New International Version

Psalm 108^[a]^(A)^(B)

A song. A psalm of David.

¹My heart, O God, is steadfast;^(C)
    I will sing^(D) and make music with all my soul.
²Awake, harp and lyre!^(E)
    I will awaken the dawn.
³I will praise you, Lord, among the nations;
    I will sing of you among the peoples.
⁴For great is your love,^(F) higher than the heavens;
    your faithfulness^(G) reaches to the skies.^(H)
⁵Be exalted, O God, above the heavens;^(I)
    let your glory be over all the earth.^(J)

⁶Save us and help us with your right hand,^(K)
    that those you love may be delivered.
⁷God has spoken^(L) from his sanctuary:^(M)
    “In triumph I will parcel out Shechem^(N)
    and measure off the Valley of Sukkoth.^(O)
⁸Gilead is mine, Manasseh is mine;
    Ephraim is my helmet,
    Judah^(P) is my scepter.
⁹Moab^(Q) is my washbasin,
    on Edom^(R) I toss my sandal;
    over Philistia^(S) I shout in triumph.”

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

Footnotes

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

Psalm 117-118

New International Version

Psalm 117

¹Praise the Lord,^(A) all you nations;^(B)
extol him, all you peoples.
²For great is his love^(C) toward us,
and the faithfulness of the Lord^(D) endures forever.

Praise the Lord.^[a]

Psalm 118

¹Give thanks to the Lord,^(E) for he is good;^(F)
his love endures forever.^(G)

²Let Israel say:^(H)
    “His love endures forever.”^(I)
³Let the house of Aaron say:^(J)
    “His love endures forever.”
⁴Let those who fear the Lord^(K) say:
    “His love endures forever.”

⁵When hard pressed,^(L) I cried to the Lord;
    he brought me into a spacious place.^(M)
⁶The Lord is with me;^(N) I will not be afraid.
    What can mere mortals do to me?^(O)
⁷The Lord is with me; he is my helper.^(P)
    I look in triumph on my enemies.^(Q)

⁸It is better to take refuge in the Lord^(R)
    than to trust in humans.^(S)
⁹It is better to take refuge in the Lord
    than to trust in princes.^(T)
¹⁰All the nations surrounded me,
    but in the name of the Lord I cut them down.^(U)
¹¹They surrounded me^(V) on every side,^(W)
    but in the name of the Lord I cut them down.
¹²They swarmed around me like bees,^(X)
    but they were consumed as quickly as burning thorns;^(Y)
    in the name of the Lord I cut them down.^(Z)
¹³I was pushed back and about to fall,
    but the Lord helped me.^(AA)
¹⁴The Lord is my strength^(AB) and my defense^[b];
    he has become my salvation.^(AC)

¹⁵Shouts of joy^(AD) and victory
    resound in the tents of the righteous:
“The Lord’s right hand^(AE) has done mighty things!^(AF)
¹⁶    The Lord’s right hand is lifted high;
    the Lord’s right hand has done mighty things!”
¹⁷I will not die^(AG) but live,
    and will proclaim^(AH) what the Lord has done.
¹⁸The Lord has chastened^(AI) me severely,
    but he has not given me over to death.^(AJ)
¹⁹Open for me the gates^(AK) of the righteous;
    I will enter^(AL) and give thanks to the Lord.
²⁰This is the gate of the Lord^(AM)
    through which the righteous may enter.^(AN)
²¹I will give you thanks, for you answered me;^(AO)
    you have become my salvation.^(AP)

²²The stone^(AQ) the builders rejected
    has become the cornerstone;^(AR)
²³the Lord has done this,
    and it is marvelous^(AS) in our eyes.
²⁴The Lord has done it this very day;
    let us rejoice today and be glad.^(AT)

²⁵Lord, save us!^(AU)
Lord, grant us success!

²⁶Blessed is he who comes^(AV) in the name of the Lord.
    From the house of the Lord we bless you.^[c]^(AW)
²⁷The Lord is God,^(AX)
    and he has made his light shine^(AY) on us.
With boughs in hand,^(AZ) join in the festal procession
    up^[d] to the horns of the altar.^(BA)