1 M y heart is steadfast, God. I will sing and I will make music with my soul.

My heart is fixed, O God; I will sing, yea, I will sing praises, even with my glory.

2 W ake up, harp and lyre! I will wake up the dawn.

Awake, psaltery and harp: I myself will awake right early.

3 I will give thanks to you, Yahweh, among the nations. I will sing praises to you among the peoples.

I will give thanks unto thee, O Jehovah, among the peoples; And I will sing praises unto thee among the nations.

4 F or your loving kindness is great above the heavens. Your faithfulness reaches to the skies.

For thy lovingkindness is great above the heavens; And thy truth reacheth unto the skies.

5 B e exalted, God, above the heavens! Let your glory be over all the earth.

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

6 T hat your beloved may be delivered, save with your right hand, and answer us.

That thy beloved may be delivered, Save with thy right hand, and answer us.

7 G od has spoken from his sanctuary: “In triumph, I will divide Shechem, and measure 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 is mine. Manasseh is mine. Ephraim also is my helmet. Judah is my scepter.

Gilead is mine; Manasseh is mine; Ephraim also is the defence of my head; Judah is my sceptre.

9 M oab is my wash pot. I will toss my sandal on Edom. I will shout over Philistia.”

Moab is my washpot; Upon Edom will I cast my shoe; Over Philistia will I shout.

10 W ho will bring me into the fortified city? Who has led me to Edom?

Who will bring me into the fortified city? Who hath led me unto Edom?

11 H aven’t you rejected us, God? You don’t go out, God, with our armies.

Hast not thou cast us off, O God? And thou goest not forth, O God, with our hosts.

12 G ive us help against the enemy, for the help of man is vain.

Give us help against the adversary; For vain is the help of man.

13 T hrough God, we will do valiantly. For it is he who will tread down our enemies.

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