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108:1 Praise, then prayer for victory
A Prayer for Help against Enemies; Praise and Prayer for Victory
A song by David.
A Song. A Psalm of David.; A song. A psalm of David.; A psalm of David. A song.; A song: a psalm: for David
108 ≈I’ve made my decision, God.
I will sing, yes, I will sing praises with ≈sincerity.
2 Wake up, lute and harp—
I’ll wake up the dawn.
3 I will give thanks to you, Yahweh, among the people groups.
≈I will sing praises to you among the nations
4 because your loyal commitment ≈extends to the heavens
and your trustworthiness reaches to the skies.
5 Be ≈honoured, God, above the heavens,
and may your ≈splendour be displayed across all the ≈world.
6 ≈Use your power to answer me
so that those you love will be rescued.
7 God has spoken from his sanctuary, “I will celebrate.
I will divide up Shekem and apportion out the Sukkot Valley.
8 Gilead is mine, and Menashsheh is mine.
Efrayim is my helmet and Yehudah is my scepter.
9 Moab is my washbasin.
I’ll throw my sandal over Edom.
I’ll shout in triumph over Philistia.
10 Who will bring me into the fortified city?
Who will lead me to Edom?”
11 ≈It seems that you’ve rejected us, God?
You don’t go into battle with our armies.
12 Give us help against &our enemy,
because human help is worthless.
13 We’ll win with God’s help.
He will trample down our enemies.
2 \f + \fr 108:2 \ft Note: KJB: Ps.
108.
1\f* is_steadfast heart_of_my Oh_god I_will_sing and_sing_praises also soul_of_my.
3 \f + \fr 108:3 \ft Note: KJB: Ps.
108.
2\f* awake the_harp and_lyre I_will_waken the_dawn.
4 \f + \fr 108:4 \ft Note: KJB: Ps.
108.
3\f* give_thanks_you in/on/at/with_peoples Oh_YHWH and_sing_praises_you not nations.
5 \f + \fr 108:5 \ft Note: KJB: Ps.
108.
4\f* if/because is_great from_under the_heavens steadfast_love_of_your and_unto the_clouds faithfulness_of_your.
6 \f + \fr 108:6 \ft Note: KJB: Ps.
108.
5\f* exalted above the_heavens Oh_god and_over all_of the_earth/land glory_of_your.
7 \f + \fr 108:7 \ft Note: KJB: Ps.
108.
6\f* so_that rescued love_of_you save right_hand_of_your and_answer_me.
8 \f + \fr 108:8 \ft Note: KJB: Ps.
108.
7\f* god he_has_spoken in/on/at/with_sanctuary_of_his I_will_exult I_will_divide_up Shəkem and_valley_of Şukkōt I_will_measure_off.
9 \f + \fr 108:9 \ft Note: KJB: Ps.
108.
8\f* to_me Gilˊād to_me Mənashsheh and_ʼEfrayim is_the_protection_of my_head Yəhūdāh/(Judah) scepter_of_my.
10 \f + \fr 108:10 \ft Note: KJB: Ps.
108.
9\f* Mōʼāⱱ¦263251 is_the_pot_of washing_of_my over ʼEdōm I_throw sandal_of_my over Fəleshet I_shout_in_triumph.
11 \f + \fr 108:11 \ft Note: KJB: Ps.
108.
10\f* who bring_me a_city_of fortification who lead_me to ʼEdōm.
12 \f + \fr 108:12 \ft Note: KJB: Ps.
108.
11\f* not Oh_god rejected_us and_not you_go_out Oh_god in/on/at/with_armies_of_our.
13 \f + \fr 108:13 \ft Note: KJB: Ps.
108.
12\f* come_now to/for_ourselves help_of against_foe and_worthless the_deliverance_of humankind.
14 \f + \fr 108:14 \ft Note: KJB: Ps.
108.
13\f* in/on/at/with_god we_will_do strength and_he he_will_tread_down foes_of_our.
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