1 ¶ O God, my heart is fixed; I will sing and give praise; this is my glory.

My heart is fixed, O God: I will sing, yea, I will sing psalms, even my glory.

2 A wake, psaltery and harp; I will awake the dawn.

Awake, lute and harp: I will wake the dawn.

3 I will praise thee, O LORD, among the peoples, and I will sing praises unto thee among the nations.

I will give thee thanks among the peoples, O Jehovah; of thee will I sing psalms among the nations:

4 F or thy mercy is great above the heavens, and thy truth reaches unto the heavens.

For thy loving-kindness is great above the heavens, and thy truth is unto the clouds.

5 B e thou exalted, O God, above the heavens and thy glory above all the earth;

Be thou exalted above the heavens, O God, and thy glory above all the earth.

6 ¶ that thy beloved may be delivered: save with thy right hand, and answer me.

That thy beloved ones may be delivered: save with thy right hand, and answer me.

7 G od has spoken in his holiness; I will rejoice, I will divide Shechem and mete out the valley of Succoth.

God hath spoken in his holiness: I will exult, I will divide Shechem, and mete out the valley of Succoth.

8 G ilead shall be mine; Manasseh shall be mine; Ephraim also shall be the strength of my head; Judah shall be my lawgiver;

Gilead is mine, Manasseh is mine, and Ephraim is the strength of my head; Judah is my law-giver;

9 M oab shall be my washpot; over Edom I will cast my shoe; over Philistia I will triumph.

Moab is my wash-pot; upon Edom will I cast my sandal; over Philistia will I shout aloud.

10 W ho will bring me into the strong city? who will lead me into Edom?

Who will bring me into the strong city? who will lead me unto Edom?

11 S urely thou, O God, who had cast us off and did not, O God, go forth with our hosts.

not, O God, who didst cast us off? and didst not go forth, O God, with our armies?

12 G ive us help from trouble; for the salvation of man is deception.

Give us help from trouble; for vain is man's deliverance.

13 T hrough God we shall do valiantly, for he shall tread down our enemies again.

Through God we shall do valiantly; and he it is that will tread down our adversaries.