God Praised and Supplicated to Give Victory.

1 A Song, a Psalm of David.
(A)My heart is steadfast, O God;
I will sing, I will sing praises, even with my (a)soul.
2
Awake, harp and lyre;
I will awaken the dawn!
3
I will give thanks to You, O Lord, among the peoples,
And I will sing praises to You among the nations.
4
For Your (B)lovingkindness is great (C)above the heavens,
And Your truth reaches to the skies.
5
(D)Be exalted, O God, above the heavens,
And Your glory above all the earth.
6
(E)That Your beloved may be delivered,
Save with Your right hand, and answer me!
7
God has spoken in His (b)holiness:
“I will exult, I will portion out Shechem
And measure out the valley of Succoth.
8
“Gilead is Mine, Manasseh is Mine;
Ephraim also is the (c)helmet of My head;
(F)Judah is My (d)scepter.
9
“Moab is My washbowl;
Over Edom I shall throw My shoe;
Over Philistia I will shout aloud.”
10
(G)Who will bring me into the besieged city?
Who (e)will lead me to Edom?
11
Have not You Yourself, O God, (H)rejected us?
And will You not go forth with our armies, O God?
12
Oh give us help against the adversary,
For (I)deliverance (f)by man is in vain.
13
(g)Through God we will do valiantly,
And (J)it is He who shall tread down our adversaries.

Footnotes:

a. Psalm 108:1: ['Lit ', glory]
b. Psalm 108:7: ['Or ', sanctuary]
c. Psalm 108:8: ['Lit ', protection]
d. Psalm 108:8: ['Or ', lawgiver]
e. Psalm 108:10: ['Or ', has led]
f. Psalm 108:12: ['Lit ', of]
g. Psalm 108:13: ['Or ', In, ' or ', With]

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