Psalms 108
108
PSALM 108
A Song, a Psalm of David.
1My heart is fixed, O God#GodHebrew: Elohim I will sing, yea, I will sing psalms, even with my glory. 2Awake, lute and harp: I will wake the dawn. 3I will give thee thanks among the peoples, O Jehovah; of thee will I sing psalms among the nations: 4For thy loving-kindness is great above the heavens, and thy truth is unto the clouds. 5Be thou exalted above the heavens, O God#GodHebrew: Elohim and thy glory above all the earth.
6That thy beloved ones may be delivered: save with thy right hand, and answer me. 7God hath spoken in his holiness: I will exult, I will divide Shechem, and mete out the valley of Succoth. 8Gilead is mine, Manasseh is mine, and Ephraim is the strength of my head; Judah is my law-giver; 9Moab is my wash-pot; upon Edom will I cast my sandal; over Philistia will I shout aloud. 10Who will bring me into the strong city? who will lead me unto Edom? 11Wilt not thou, O God#GodHebrew: Elohim who didst cast us off? and didst not go forth, O God#GodHebrew: Elohim with our armies? 12Give us help from trouble; for vain is man's deliverance. 13Through God#GodHebrew: Elohim we shall do valiantly; and he it is that will tread down our adversaries.
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First published in 1890. This edition is maintained by the British and Foreign Bible Society.
Psalms 108
108
1-2I’m ready, God, so ready,
ready from head to toe.
Ready to sing,
ready to raise a God-song:
“Wake, soul! Wake, lute!
Wake up, you sleepyhead sun!”
3-6I’m thanking you, God, out in the streets,
singing your praises in town and country.
The deeper your love, the higher it goes;
every cloud’s a flag to your faithfulness.
Soar high in the skies, O God!
Cover the whole earth with your glory!
And for the sake of the one you love so much,
reach down and help me—answer me!
7-9That’s when God spoke in holy splendor:
“Brimming over with joy,
I make a present of Shechem,
I hand out Succoth Valley as a gift.
Gilead’s in my pocket,
to say nothing of Manasseh.
Ephraim’s my hard hat,
Judah my hammer.
Moab’s a scrub bucket—
I mop the floor with Moab,
Spit on Edom,
rain fireworks all over Philistia.”
10-11Who will take me to the thick of the fight?
Who’ll show me the road to Edom?
You aren’t giving up on us, are you, God?
refusing to go out with our troops?
12-13Give us help for the hard task;
human help is worthless.
In God we’ll do our very best;
he’ll flatten the opposition for good.
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