A Plea for Victory
A song. A psalm of David.
1 My heart is confident, God;
I will sing; I will sing praises
with the whole of my being. 108:1 Lit praises, even my glory, 108:1 Ps 59:17; 112:7
2 Wake up, harp and lyre!
I will wake up the dawn. 108:2 Jdg 5:12; Ps 33:2; 81:2
3 I will praise you, Lord, among the peoples;
I will sing praises to you among the nations. 108:3 2Sm 22:50; Ps 9:11; 18:49
4 For your faithful love is higher than the heavens,
and your faithfulness reaches to the clouds. 108:4 Ps 36:5; 103:11; Lm 3:22–23
5 God, be exalted above the heavens, 108:5 Ps 113:4
and let your glory be over the whole earth. 108:1–5 Ps 57:7–11
6 Save with your right hand and answer me
so that those you love may be rescued. 108:6 Ps 17:7; 20:6; 138:7
7 God has spoken in his sanctuary: 108:7 Or has promised by his holy nature
"I will celebrate!
I will divide up Shechem. 108:7 Gn 12:6; 33:18
I will apportion the Valley of Succoth. 108:7 Gn 33:17
8 Gilead is mine, Manasseh is mine,
and Ephraim is my helmet; 108:8 Dt 33:17; Jos 13:31
Judah is my scepter. 108:8 Gn 49:10
9 Moab is my washbasin; 108:9 2Sm 8:2
I throw my sandal on Edom. 108:9 2Sm 8:14
I shout in triumph over Philistia." 108:9 2Sm 8:1
10 Who will bring me to the fortified city?
Who will lead me to Edom? 108:10 Jr 1:18
11 God, haven’t you rejected us?
God, you do not march out with our armies. 108:11 Ps 44:9
12 Give us aid against the foe,
for human help is worthless. 108:12 Ps 146:3
13 With God we will perform valiantly; 108:13 Nm 24:18; Ps 44:5; 118:15–16
he will trample our foes. 108:6–13 Ps 60:5–12