1 ¶ O God, my heart is fixed; I will sing and give praise; this is my glory.
O God, my heart is fixed; I will sing and give praise, even with my glory.
2 A wake, psaltery and harp; I will awake the dawn.
Awake, psaltery and harp: I myself will awake early.
3 I will praise thee, O LORD, among the peoples, and I will sing praises unto thee among the nations.
I will praise thee, O Lord, among the people: and I will sing praises unto thee among the nations.
4 F or thy mercy is great above the heavens, and thy truth reaches unto the heavens.
For thy mercy is great above the heavens: and thy truth reacheth unto the clouds.
5 B e thou exalted, O God, above the heavens and thy glory above all the earth;
Be thou exalted, O God, above the heavens: 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 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 rejoice, 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; Ephraim also is the strength of mine head; Judah is my lawgiver;
9 M oab shall be my washpot; over Edom I will cast my shoe; over Philistia I will triumph.
Moab is my washpot; over Edom will I cast out my shoe; over Philistia will I triumph.
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 into Edom?
11 S urely thou, O God, who had cast us off and did not, O God, go forth with our hosts.
Wilt not thou, O God, who hast cast us off? and wilt not thou, O God, go forth with our hosts?
12 G ive us help from trouble; for the salvation of man is deception.
Give us help from trouble: for vain is the help of man.
13 T hrough God we shall do valiantly, for he shall tread down our enemies again.
Through God we shall do valiantly: for he it is that shall tread down our enemies.