108:1 O GOD, my heart is fixed (steadfast, in the confidence of faith); I will sing, yes, I will sing praises, even with my glory [all the faculties and powers of one created in Your image]! |
108:2 Awake, harp and lyre; I myself will wake very early--I will waken the dawn! |
108:3 I will praise {and} give thanks to You, O Lord, among the peoples; and I will sing praises unto You among the nations. |
108:4 For Your mercy {and} loving-kindness are great {and} high as the heavens! Your truth {and} faithfulness reach to the skies! |
108:5 Be exalted, O God, above the heavens, and let Your glory be over all the earth. |
108:6 That Your beloved [followers] may be delivered, save with Your right hand and answer us! [or me]! |
108:7 God has promised in His holiness [regarding the establishment of David's dynasty]: I will rejoice, I will distribute [Canaan among My people], dividing Shechem and [the western region and allotting the eastern region which contains] the Valley of Succoth. |
108:8 Gilead is Mine, Manasseh is Mine; Ephraim also is My stronghold {and} the defense of My head; Judah is My scepter {and} lawgiver. |
108:9 Moab is My washbasin; upon Edom [My slave] My shoe I cast [to be cleaned]; over Philistia I shout [in triumph]. |
108:10 Who will bring me [David] into the strong, fortified city [of Petra]? Who will lead me into Edom? |
108:11 Have You not cast us off, O God? And will You not go forth, O God, with our armies? |
108:12 Give us help against the adversary, for vain is the help of man. |
108:13 Through {and} with God we shall do valiantly, for He it is Who shall tread down our adversaries. |