Chapter 108

¹A song. A psalm of David.

^{2 a} With vv. 2–6, cf. Ps. 57.8–12 . My heart is firm, O God; I will sing and chant a hymn with all my soul. ³Awake, O harp and lyre! I will wake the dawn. ⁴I will praise You among the peoples, O LORD, sing a hymn to You among the nations; ⁵for Your faithfulness is higher than the heavens; Your steadfastness reaches to the sky. ⁶Exalt Yourself over the heavens, O God; let Your glory be over all the earth! ^{7 b} With vv. 7–14, cf. Ps. 60.7–14 . That those whom You love may be rescued, deliver with Your right hand and answer me. ⁸God promised ^c‐ Or “by His holiness.” in His sanctuary ^‐c Or “by His holiness.” that I would exultingly divide up Shechem, and measure the Valley of Sukkoth; ⁹Gilead and Manasseh would be mine, Ephraim my chief stronghold, Judah my scepter; ¹⁰Moab would be my washbasin; on Edom I would cast my shoe; I would raise a shout over Philistia. ¹¹Would that I were brought to the bastion! Would that I were led to Edom! ¹²But You have rejected us, O God; God, You do not march with our armies. ¹³Grant us Your aid against the foe, for the help of man is worthless. ¹⁴With God we shall triumph; He will trample our foes.