A Song, a Psalm of David.

     1My heart is steadfast, O God;
            I will sing, I will sing praises, even with my soul.

     2Awake, harp and lyre;
            I will awaken the dawn!

     3I will give thanks to Thee, O LORD, among the peoples;
            And I will sing praises to Thee among the nations.

     4For Thy lovingkindness is great above the heavens;
            And Thy truth reaches to the skies.

     5Be exalted, O God, above the heavens,
            And Thy glory above all the earth.

     6That Thy beloved may be delivered,
            Save with Thy right hand, and answer me!

     7God has spoken in His holiness:
            “I will exult, I will portion out Shechem,
            And measure out the valley of Succoth.

     8“Gilead is Mine, Manasseh is Mine;
            Ephraim also is the helmet of My head;
            Judah is My scepter.

     9“Moab is My washbowl;
            Over Edom I shall throw My shoe;
            Over Philistia I will shout aloud.”

     10Who will bring me into the besieged city?
            Who will lead me to Edom?

     11Hast not Thou Thyself, O God, rejected us?
            And wilt Thou not go forth with our armies, O God?

     12Oh give us help against the adversary,
            For deliverance by man is in vain.

     13Through God we shall do valiantly;
            And it is He who will tread down our adversaries.