Psalms 108

(A song and a psalm by David.)

With God on Our Side

1 Our God, I am faithful to you

with all my heart,

and you can trust me.

I will sing

and play music for you

with all that I am.

2 I will start playing my harps

before the sun rises.

3 I will praise you, Lord,

for everyone to hear;

I will sing hymns to you

in every nation.

4 Your love reaches higher

than the heavens,

and your loyalty extends

beyond the clouds.

5 Our God, may you be honored

above the heavens;

may your glory be seen

everywhere on earth.

6 Answer my prayers

and use your powerful arm

to give us victory.

Then the people you love

will be safe.

7 Our God, from your holy place

you made this promise:

"I will gladly divide up

the city of Shechem

and give away Succoth Valley

piece by piece.

8 The lands of Gilead

and Manasseh are mine.

Ephraim is my war helmet,

and Judah is my symbol

of royal power.

9 Moab is merely my washbasin,

and Edom belongs to me.

I shout with victory

over the Philistines."

10 Our God, who will bring me

to the fortress

or lead me to Edom?

11 Have you rejected us?

You don’t lead our armies.

12 Help us defeat our enemies!

No one else can rescue us.

13 Only you give us victory

and crush our enemies.