New Living Translation | Berean Study Bible |
1My heart is confident in you, O God; no wonder I can sing your praises with all my heart! | 1A song. A Psalm of David. My heart is steadfast, O God; I will sing and make music with all my being. |
2Wake up, lyre and harp! I will wake the dawn with my song. | 2Awake, O harp and lyre! I will awaken the dawn. |
3I will thank you, LORD, among all the people. I will sing your praises among the nations. | 3I will praise You, O LORD, among the nations; I will sing Your praises among the peoples. |
4For your unfailing love is higher than the heavens. Your faithfulness reaches to the clouds. | 4For Your loving devotion extends beyond the heavens, and Your faithfulness reaches to the clouds. |
5Be exalted, O God, above the highest heavens. May your glory shine over all the earth. | 5Be exalted, O God, above the heavens; may Your glory cover all the earth. |
6Now rescue your beloved people. Answer and save us by your power. | 6Respond and save us with Your right hand, that Your beloved may be delivered. |
7God has promised this by his holiness : “I will divide up Shechem with joy. I will measure out the valley of Succoth. | 7God has spoken from His sanctuary: “I will triumph! I will parcel out Shechem and apportion the Valley of Succoth. |
8Gilead is mine, and Manasseh, too. Ephraim, my helmet, will produce my warriors, and Judah, my scepter, will produce my kings. | 8Gilead is Mine, and Manasseh is Mine; Ephraim is My helmet, Judah is My scepter. |
9But Moab, my washbasin, will become my servant, and I will wipe my feet on Edom and shout in triumph over Philistia.” | 9Moab is My washbasin; upon Edom I toss My sandal; over Philistia I shout in triumph.” |
10Who will bring me into the fortified city? Who will bring me victory over Edom? | 10Who will bring me to the fortified city? Who will lead me to Edom? |
11Have you rejected us, O God? Will you no longer march with our armies? | 11Have You not rejected us, O God? Will You no longer march out, O God, with our armies? |
12Oh, please help us against our enemies, for all human help is useless. | 12Give us aid against the enemy, for the help of man is worthless. |
13With God’s help we will do mighty things, for he will trample down our foes. | 13With God we will perform with valor, and He will trample our enemies. |
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