Psalms

¹ A Song. A Psalm of David. O God, my heart is steadfast [with confident faith]; I will sing, I will sing praises, even with my soul.

² Awake, harp and lyre; I will awaken the dawn!

³ I will praise and give thanks to You, O LORD, among the people; And I will sing praises to You among the nations.

⁴ For Your lovingkindness is great and higher than the heavens; Your truth reaches to the skies.

⁵ Be exalted [in majesty], O God, above the heavens, And Your glory above all the earth.

⁶ That Your beloved [ones] may be rescued, Save with Your right hand, and answer me!

⁷ God has spoken in His holiness: "I will rejoice, I will portion out Shechem [as I divide Canaan among My people], And measure out the Valley of Succoth.

⁸ "Gilead is Mine, Manasseh is Mine; Ephraim also is the helmet of My head [My stronghold, My defense]; Judah is My scepter.

⁹ "Moab is My washbowl; Over Edom I will throw My shoe [to show Edom is Mine]; Over Philistia I will shout [in triumph]."

¹⁰ Who will bring me into the fortified city [of Petra]? Who will lead me to Edom?

¹¹ Have You not rejected us, O God? And will You not go out, O God, with our armies?

¹² Give us help against the adversary, For deliverance by man is in vain [a worthless hope].

¹³ With God we will do valiantly, For it is He who will trample down our enemies.