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Psalm 108 – A Prayer for Victory
A song. A psalm of David.
1 My heart is steadfast, O God,
my heart is steadfast.
I would sing, I would make music;
awake, my soul.
2 Awake, harp and lyre;
I would wake the dawn.
3 I would praise you among the peoples, O Lord;
make music among the nations to you.
4 For great to heaven is your love,
and your faithfulness to the clouds.
5 Be exalted, O God, o’er the heavens,
and your glory o’er all the earth.
6 So those you love may be rescued,
save by your right hand and answer us.
7 God did solemnly swear:
‘As victor will I divide Shechem,
portion out the valley of Succoth.
8 Mine is Gilead, mine is Manasseh,
Ephraim is my helmet,
Judah my sceptre of rule,
9 Moab the pot that I wash in,
on Edom I hurl my sandal,
I shout o’er Philistia in triumph.’
10 O to be brought to the fortified city!
O to be led into Edom!
11 Have you not spurned us, O God?
You do not march forth with our armies.
12 Grant us help from the foe,
for human help is worthless.
13 With God we shall yet do bravely,