Praise and Supplication to God for Victory.
A Song. A Psalm of David.
1 O God, my heart is steadfast [with confident faith];
I will sing, I will sing praises, even with my soul.
2 Awake, harp and lyre;
I will awaken the dawn!
3 I will praiseandgive thanks to You, O Lord, among the people;
And I will sing praises to You among the nations.
4 For Your lovingkindness is greatandhigher than the heavens;
Your truthreachesto the skies.
5 Be exalted [in majesty], O God, above the heavens,
And Your glory above all the earth.
6 That Your beloved [ones] may be rescued,
Save with Your right hand, and answer me!
7 God has spoken in Hisholiness:
“I will rejoice, I will portion out Shechem [as I divide Canaan among My people],
And measure out the Valley of Succoth.
8 “Gilead is Mine, Manasseh is Mine;
Ephraim also is the helmet of My head [My stronghold, My defense];
Judah is Myscepter.
9 “Moab is My washbowl;
Over Edom I will throw My shoe [to show Edom is Mine];
Over Philistia I will shout [in triumph].”
10 Who will bring me into the fortified city [of Petra]?
Who will lead me to Edom?
11 Have You not rejected us, O God?
And will You not go out, O God, with our armies?
12 Give us help against the adversary,
For deliverance by man is in vain [a worthless hope].
13 With God we will do valiantly,
For it is He who will trample down our enemies.