Psalms 108
A Song or Psalm of David
A song of praise among the nations
נָכוֹן לִבִּי אֱלֹהִים אָשִׁירָה וַאֲזַמְּרָה אַף-כְּבוֹדִֽי׃
O God, my heart is fixed; I will sing and give praise, even with my glory.
עוּרָֽה הַנֵּבֶל וְכִנּוֹר אָעִירָה שָּֽׁחַר׃
Awake, psaltery and harp: I myself will awake early.
אוֹדְךָ בָעַמִּים׀ יְהוָה וַאֲזַמֶּרְךָ בַּל-אֻמִּֽים
I will praise thee, O LORD, among the people: and I will sing praises unto thee among the nations.
כִּֽי-גָדוֹל מֵֽעַל-שָׁמַיִם חַסְדֶּךָ וְֽעַד-שְׁחָקִים אֲמִתֶּֽךָ׃
For thy mercy is great above the heavens: and thy truth reacheth unto the clouds.
רוּמָה עַל-שָׁמַיִם אֱלֹהִים וְעַל כָּל-הָאָרֶץ כְּבוֹדֶֽךָ׃
Be thou exalted, O God, above the heavens: and thy glory above all the earth;
A plea for victory over Edom and the nations
לְמַעַן יֵחָלְצוּן יְדִידֶיךָ הוֹשִׁיעָה יְמִֽינְךָ וַעֲנֵֽנִי׃
That thy beloved may be delivered: save with thy right hand, and answer me.
אֱלֹהִים׀ דִּבֶּר בְּקָדְשׁוֹ אֶעְלֹזָה אֲחַלְּקָה שְׁכֶם וְעֵמֶק סֻכּוֹת אֲמַדֵּֽד׃
God hath spoken in his holiness; I will rejoice, I will divide Shechem, and mete out the valley of Succoth.
לִי גִלְעָד׀ לִי מְנַשֶּׁה וְאֶפְרַיִם מָעוֹז רֹאשִׁי יְהוּדָה מְחֹקְקִֽי׃
Gilead is mine; Manasseh is mine; Ephraim also is the strength of mine head; Judah is my lawgiver;
מוֹאָב׀ סִיר רַחְצִי עַל-אֱדוֹם אַשְׁלִיךְ נַעֲלִי עֲלֵֽי-פְלֶשֶׁת אֶתְרוֹעָֽע׃
Moab is my washpot; over Edom will I cast out my shoe; over Philistia will I triumph.
מִי יֹבִלֵנִי עִיר מִבְצָר מִי נָחַנִי עַד-אֱדֽוֹם׃
Who will bring me into the strong city? who will lead me into Edom?
הֲלֹֽא-אֱלֹהִים זְנַחְתָּנוּ וְֽלֹא-תֵצֵא אֱלֹהִים בְּצִבְאֹתֵֽינוּ׃
Wilt not thou, O God, who hast cast us off? and wilt not thou, O God, go forth with our hosts?
הָֽבָה-לָּנוּ עֶזְרָת מִצָּר וְשָׁוְא תְּשׁוּעַת אָדָֽם׃
Give us help from trouble: for vain is the help of man.
בֵּֽאלֹהִים נַעֲשֶׂה-חָיִל וְהוּא יָבוּס צָרֵֽינוּ׃
Through God we shall do valiantly: for he it is that shall tread down our enemies.