The Psalms 108

A Prayer for Help against the Foe

Ps. 57.7 · 12.7

A Song or Psalm of David.

O God, my heart is fixed;

I will sing and give praise,

even with my glory.

Awake, psaltery and harp:

I myself will awake early.

I will praise thee, O LORD, among the people:

and I will sing praises unto thee among the nations.

For thy mercy is great above the heavens:

and thy truth reacheth unto the clouds.

Be thou exalted, O God, above the heavens:

and thy glory above all the earth;

that thy beloved may be delivered:

save with thy right hand, and answer me.

God hath spoken in his holiness;

I will rejoice, I will divide Shechem,

and mete out the valley of Succoth.

Gil’e-ad is mine; Manas’seh is mine;

E’phra-im also is the strength of mine head;

Judah is my lawgiver;

Moab is my washpot;

over Edom will I cast out my shoe;

over Philis’ti-a will I triumph.

Who will bring me into the strong city?

Who will lead me into Edom?

Wilt not thou, O God, who hast cast us off?

And wilt not thou, O God, go forth with our hosts?

Give us help from trouble:

for vain is the help of man.

Through God we shall do valiantly:

for he it is that shall tread down our enemies.

Published by The American Bible Society