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.
Gilead
is mine; Manasseh
is mine; Ephraim
also is the strength
of mine head;
Judah
is my lawgiver;
Moab
is my washpot;
over Edom
will I cast out
my shoe;
over Philistia
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.
